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VEGF-D expression and lymph vessels play an important role for lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma
Hironao Yasuoka, Yasushi Nakamura, Hui Zuo, Weihua Tang, Yuuki Takamura, Akira Miyauchi, Misa Nakamura, Ichiro Mori and Kennichi Kakudo
BACK TO ARTICLEFigure 1.
Immunohistochemical staining of consecutive sections in intratumoral lesions of papillary thyroid carcinoma for CD34 (a) and Flt-4 (b). In intratumoral lesions, most of the Flt-4 expression was observed in the endothelium of CD34-positive blood vessels (arrows; vein, 
200). Immunohistochemical staining of consecutive sections in peritumoral lesions of papillary thyroid carcinoma for CD34 (c), Podoplanin (d), and Flt-4 (e). Most podoplanin-positive vessels were detected in carcinomas with an invasive margin. In peritumoral lesions, Flt-4 expression was observed not only in intratumoral lesions but also in peritumoral lesions ( 100). VEGF-D expression patterns in papillary thyroid carcinoma (f). Almost all tumor cells showed diffuse and intense immunostaining ( 200).
