Retrospective analysis of 8th edition American Joint Cancer Classification: Distal cholangiocarcinoma.
Atish Darshan BajracharyaSuniti ShresthaHyung Sun KimJi-Hae NahmKwanhoon ParkJoon-Seong ParkPublished in: Annals of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery (2023)
The 8th distal AJCC classification did resolve the anatomical issue with the T stage, as T1 and T3 showed improvement over the 7th AJCC, and the N stage division of the N1 and N2 category was found to be justified, with poorer survival in N2 than N1. Meanwhile, in TMN staging, the 8th AJCC was able differentiate between early stage (I and IIA) and late stage (IIB and III) to better explain the patient prognosis.