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 ItoPublished 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.