Programmed death-ligand 1 expression profiling in thymic epithelial cell tumors: Clinicopathological features and quantitative digital image analyses

摘要

Objectives: Whether the extent of expression of programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) is clinically significant remains uncertain, although immuno-oncological features have been studied in thymic epithelial cell tumors (TETs). We investigated the histological features of PD-L1 expression in TETs, and assessed PD-L1 expression using digital image analysis.