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ArticlePathology international2025

Histopathological study of the localization/distribution of Fusobacterium nucleatum in esophageal cancer.

Iku Sasaki-Higashimoto, Fumiyoshi Fujishima, Hirotaka Ishida, Yusuke Taniyama, Yohei Ozawa, Tomohiro Nakamura, Naoki Nakaya, Chiaki Sato, Hiroshi Okamoto, Junichi Tsunokake and 4 more

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Article in Pathology international, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. MedComm · 2025
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  3. Infection and drug resistance · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Iku Sasaki-HigashimotoDepartment of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0724-2307
Fumiyoshi FujishimaDepartment of Pathology, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8400-5551
Hirotaka IshidaDepartment of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6814-3564
Yusuke TaniyamaDepartment of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2563-247X
Yohei OzawaDepartment of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5136-8281
Tomohiro NakamuraDepartment of Data Science, Faculty of Data Science, Kyoto Women's University, Kyoto, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8349-2367
Naoki NakayaDepartment of Health Behavioral Epidemiology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1467-161X
Chiaki SatoDepartment of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1449-2053
Hiroshi OkamotoDepartment of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9042-7096
Junichi TsunokakeDepartment of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0483-9068
Atsushi KunimitsuDepartment of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
Takeru MozumiDepartment of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
Takashi KameiDepartment of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1282-0463
Takashi SuzukiDepartment of Pathology, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0195-815X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fusobacterium nucleatum is implicated in esophageal cancer; however, its distribution in esophageal cancer tissues remains unknown. This study aimed to clarify the presence and distribution of F. nucleatum in esophageal cancer tissues using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). Tissues collected from 70 patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma were examined using FISH. Corresponding normal epithelium and metastatic lymph nodes were assessed. F. nucleatum was identified more frequently in esophageal cancer tissues than in the normal epithelium. F. nucleatum also showed significant correlation with factors associated with tumor progression, such as pT factor and tumor size. As tumor progression advanced, the area occupied by F. nucleatum gradually became larger. F. nucleatum positivity was observed around the deep edge of the tumor nest (border-dense type) or identified diffusely in the tumor nest (diffuse distributed type). Furthermore, F. nucleatum was observed in metastatic lymph nodes, lesions of venous invasion, and walls of veins in normal epithelium. In conclusion, we visualized F. nucleatum using FISH and identified different distribution patterns of F. nucleatum, highlighting the spot density of its presence in tumor tissues. Recognizing this quantitative change is pivotal for establishing F. nucleatum as a reliable biomarker.

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Esophageal NeoplasmsEsophageal Squamous Cell CarcinomaFusobacterium InfectionsFusobacterium nucleatumAdultAgedFemaleHumansIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceLymphatic MetastasisMaleMiddle Agedesophageal canceresophagusfluorescence in situ hybridizationFusobacterium nucleatumlymph node metastasismicrobiomesquamous cell carcinoma

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PMCPMC11848974

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