Role of Surgery in Patients with Stage IE Primary Thyroid MALT Lymphoma Staged by a Modified Classification System: The Tokyo Classification.

Yoshiyuki SaitoNatsuko WatanabeNami SuzukiNaoko SaitoHiroto NarimatsuHiroshi TakamiKaori KameyamaKana YoshiokaChie MasakiJunko AkaishiKiyomi Yamada HamesMasako MatsumotoMiho FukushitaAi YoshiharaRitsuko OkamuraChisato TomodaAkifumi SuzukiKenichi MatsuzuWataru KitagawaMitsuji NagahamaJaeduk Yoshimura NohKiminori SuginoKoichi Ito

Published in: Cancers (2023)

The Tokyo classification allows an appropriate discrimination between stages IE and IIE MALT lymphoma. Surgery can provide a good prognosis in stage IE cases; it also avoids complications, shortens painful periods during treatment, and simplifies ultrasound follow-up.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
machine learning
deep learning
diffuse large b cell lymphoma
magnetic resonance imaging
surgical site infection
contrast enhanced ultrasound