TNM classification of malignant tumors: Eighth edition for retroperitoneal liposarcoma. Ways to improve.

Sergey N NeredAlexander Yu VolkovNikolay A KozlovIvan S StilidiPeter P Arhiri

Published in: Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology (2022)

It is advisable to create a special TNM classification for RLPS, which makes up more than half of all retroperitoneal sarcomas. The TNM8 does not accurately reflect the prevalence of the tumor and the prognosis in RLPS. Revision of the T-staging is necessary to improve the accuracy of the prognosis in RLPS. The modified by us TNM classification demonstrated a more adequate distribution of patients by stages.

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