Classification and staging of thymoma.

ABSTRACT: The appropriate therapy and prognosis of patients with thymic malignancies is decisively influenced by the local extent and dissemination of the tumor. For this reason, a staging system that reflects these factors is essential. Mainly the Masaoka-Koga classification, which was introduced in 1994, has been applied for this purpose. The rarity of thymic malignancies makes it difficult not only to establish internationally standardized diagnostics and treatment, but also to progress staging. Besides, efforts were made to adapt the classification into a tumor-node-metastasis-based (TNM) system for standardization with the staging of other tumor entities. The 2017 published 8th edition of the TNM Classification of Malignant Tumors introduced several adjustments based on a proposal of the Intern

SUBMITTER: Markowiak T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7797834 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature