Biomedical Research
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Podoplanin expression is correlated with the prognosis of lung squamous cell carcinoma
Yoichiro IKOMAHiroshi KIJIMARyota MASUDAMakiko TANAKASadaki INOKUCHIMasayuki IWAZAKI
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2015 年 36 巻 6 号 p. 393-402

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Podoplanin is a 38 kDa transmembrane protein that is involved in cell migration and cancer cell invasion. Some studies have reported that podoplanin expression was correlated with poor prognosis in lung squamous cell carcinoma (SqCC). However, there have been no clinicopathological studies of podoplanin membrane expression and localization in lung SqCC. In this study, we focused on the intensity and localization of podoplanin membrane expression, and its clinicopathological significance for lung SqCC. Strong membrane expression of podoplanin was significantly associated with lymph node metastasis, lymphatic invasion, and histological differentiation. Cases with strong podoplanin expression at cell membrane showed better prognosis of lung SqCC (HR, 3.301). Peripheral localization of podoplanin was associated with tumor size, lymphatic invasion, and histological differentiation. Cases with peripheral podoplanin expression showed favorable prognosis of lung SqCC (HR, 2.830). Both strong membrane expression and peripheral expression of podoplanin were independent predictors of mortality of lung SqCC (HR, 2.869; HR, 2.443, respectively). The cases with strong or peripheral podoplanin expression showed better overall survival (P = 0.001, both). Podoplanin intensity is significantly associated with podoplanin localization (P < 0.001), and its correlation coefficient was 0.678. We concluded that podoplanin membrane expression, not only its localization, is a useful prognostic indicator of lung SqCC patients.

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