Human Pathology
Volume 41, Issue 6 , Pages 859-866 , June 2010

Decreased expression of focal adhesion kinase is associated with a poor prognosis in extrahepatic bile duct carcinoma

  • Akifumi Hayashi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomic Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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  • Shinichi Aishima, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomic Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Takahiro Inoue, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomic Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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  • Kohei Nakata, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomic Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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  • Katsuya Morimatsu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomic Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
    • ,
  • Eishi Nagai, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery and Oncology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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  • Yoshinao Oda, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomic Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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  • Masao Tanaka, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery and Oncology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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  • Masazumi Tsuneyoshi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomic Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan

Received 31 July 2009 ,Revised 11 September 2009 ,Accepted 18 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2009.09.018

Human Pathology
Volume 41, Issue 6 , Pages 859-866 , June 2010

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