Human lung cancer tissue microarray slides with matched metastatic lymph node were purchased from US Biomax (LC814a and LC817). Immunohistochemistry and histopathology analyses as well as immunohistochemical scoring were performed in the same manner as described previously [5 (link), 6 (link)]. Scores were generated by the percentage of positive cells multiplied by stain intensity (score 0 = negative, 1-2 = weak, 3-4 = moderate, 5-6 = strong). The images were scanned into a digital format by Scanscope XT system (Aperio Technologies, Vista, CA) and analyzed using Aperio ImageScope 9.1 software (Aperio Technologies).
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