Pulmonary adenocarcinoma with a micropapillary component (MPC) has aggressive malignant behavior even if resectable. The aim of this study was to determine clinicopathologic features of patients who underwent surgery for pulmonary adenocarcinoma harboring MPCs, with particular focus on coexistent free tumor clusters (FTCs).We retrospectively reviewed 444 patients with pulmonary adenocarcinoma who underwent surgery from March 2007 to July 2013. An MPC was defined as a >5

作者：Junichi, Morimoto；Takahiro, Nakajima；Hidemi, Suzuki；Kaoru, Nagato；Takekazu, Iwata；Shigetoshi, Yoshida；Masaki, Fukuyo；Satoshi, Ota；Yukio, Nakatani；Ichiro, Yoshino

来源：The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2016 年 152卷 1期