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The IASLC/ITMIG Thymic Epithelial Tumors Staging Project Proposals for the N and M Components for the Forthcoming (8th) Edition of the TNM Classification of Malignant Tumors

The IASLC/ITMIG Thymic Epithelial Tumors Staging Project Proposals for the N and M... ITMIG DEFINITIONS AND POLICIES The IASLC/ITMIG Thymic Epithelial Tumors Staging  Project: Proposals for the N and M Components for  the Forthcoming (8th) Edition of the TNM Classification  of Malignant Tumors Kazuya Kondo, MD,* Paul Van Schil, MD,† Frank C Detterbeck, MD,‡ Meinoshin Okumura, MD,§ Kelly Stratton, MS,║ Dorothy Giroux, MS,║ Hisao Asamura, MD,¶ John Crowley, PhD,║ Conrad Falkson, MBChB,# Pier Luigi Filosso, MD,** Giuseppe Giaccone, MD,†† James Huang, MD,‡‡ Jhingook Kim, MD,§§ Marco Lucchi, MD,║║ Mirella Marino, MD,¶¶ Edith M Marom, MD,## Andrew G. Nicholson, MD,*** Enrico Ruffini, MD,** on behalf of the Staging and Prognostic Factors Committee†††, Members of the Advisory Boards‡‡‡ and Participating Institutions of the Thymic Domain§§§ tage classification is fundamental to management of Abstract: Stage classification is an important underpinning of man- Spatients with cancer because it provides a common lan- agement of patients with cancer, and rests on a combination of three guage regarding anatomical extent of disease. Progress in components: T for tumor extent, N for nodal involvement, and M for thymic malignancy has been slowed by the lack of a univer- more distant metastases. This article details an initiative to develop sal, clearly defined system. Therefore, the Thymic Domain of proposals for the first official stage classification system for thymic the Staging and Prognostic Factors Committee (TD-SPFC) of malignancies for the 8th edition of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Thoracic Oncology Wolters Kluwer Health

The IASLC/ITMIG Thymic Epithelial Tumors Staging Project Proposals for the N and M Components for the Forthcoming (8th) Edition of the TNM Classification of Malignant Tumors

Ruffini, Enrico
Journal of Thoracic Oncology , Volume 9 – Sep 1, 2014
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ITMIG DEFINITIONS AND POLICIES The IASLC/ITMIG Thymic Epithelial Tumors Staging  Project: Proposals for the N and M Components for  the Forthcoming (8th) Edition of the TNM Classification  of Malignant Tumors Kazuya Kondo, MD,* Paul Van Schil, MD,† Frank C Detterbeck, MD,‡ Meinoshin Okumura, MD,§ Kelly Stratton, MS,║ Dorothy Giroux, MS,║ Hisao Asamura, MD,¶ John Crowley, PhD,║ Conrad Falkson, MBChB,# Pier Luigi Filosso, MD,** Giuseppe Giaccone, MD,†† James Huang, MD,‡‡ Jhingook Kim, MD,§§ Marco Lucchi, MD,║║ Mirella Marino, MD,¶¶ Edith M Marom, MD,## Andrew G. Nicholson, MD,*** Enrico Ruffini, MD,** on behalf of the Staging and Prognostic Factors Committee†††, Members of the Advisory Boards‡‡‡ and Participating Institutions of the Thymic Domain§§§ tage classification is fundamental to management of Abstract: Stage classification is an important underpinning of man- Spatients with cancer because it provides a common lan- agement of patients with cancer, and rests on a combination of three guage regarding anatomical extent of disease. Progress in components: T for tumor extent, N for nodal involvement, and M for thymic malignancy has been slowed by the lack of a univer- more distant metastases. This article details an initiative to develop sal, clearly defined system. Therefore, the Thymic Domain of proposals for the first official stage classification system for thymic the Staging and Prognostic Factors Committee (TD-SPFC) of malignancies for the 8th edition of

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Journal of Thoracic Oncology – Wolters Kluwer Health

Published: Sep 1, 2014

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