Use of Immunostaining for the diagnosis of Lymphovascular invasion in superficial Barrett ’s esophageal adenocarcinoma

The prevalence of Barrett ’s esophageal adenocarcinoma (BEA) is increasing in Japan. Accurate assessment of lymphovascular invasion (LVI) after endoscopic resection or surgery is essential in evaluating treatme...

Source: BMC Gastroenterology - June 5, 2020 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Isao Hosono, Ryoji Miyahara, Kazuhiro Furukawa, Kohei Funasaka, Tsunaki Sawada, Keiko Maeda, Takeshi Yamamura, Takuya Ishikawa, Eizaburo Ohno, Masanao Nakamura, Hiroki Kawashima, Takio Yokoi, Tetsuya Tsukamoto, Yoshiki Hirooka and Mitsuhiro Fujishiro Tags: Research article Source Type: research