Masaoka-Koga and TNM Staging System in Thymic Epithelial Tumors: Prognostic Comparison and the Role of the Number of Involved Structures.

Marco Chiappetta Filippo Lococo Luca PoglianiIsabella SperdutiDiomira TabaccoEmilio BriaEttore D'ArgentoMariangela MassaccesiLuca BoldriniElisa MeacciVenanzio PorziellaNachira DaniaMaria Teresa CongedoStefano Margaritora

Published in: Cancers (2021)

The two staging systems present limitations due to overlapping curves in early Masaoka-Koga stages and in advanced T stages for TNM. The addition of the number of involved organs seems to be a promising factor for the prognosis stratification in these patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
lymph node
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
pet ct
high resolution
peritoneal dialysis