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Periostin (POSTN), a component of the extracellular matrix, which is expressed by fibroblasts, has been observed in a variety of human malignancies.This study aims to detect the expression of periostin in tissue of NSCLC patients and benign lung tumors and to correlate the results with the clinicopathological data of the subjects,and evaluated periostin as a potential prognostic marker.