The masaoka-koga stage classification for thymic malignancies: Clarification and definition of terms

Journal of Thoracic Oncology

Volumn 6, Issue 7 SUPPL. 3, 2011, Pages

  Detterbeck, Frank C ^a   Nicholson, Andrew G ^b   Kondo, Kazuya ^c   Van Schil, Paul ^d   Moran, Cesar ^e  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^d ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; Mediastinal disease; Pathology; Staging; Thymic carcinoma; Thymoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MASAOKA KOGA STAGE CLASSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; THYMUS CANCER;

EID: 79959817595     PISSN: 15560864     EISSN: 15561380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e31821e8cff     Document Type: Article

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