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. 2013 Dec;8(12):1467-73.
doi: 10.1097/JTO.0000000000000017.

The IASLC/ITMIG thymic malignancies staging project: development of a stage classification for thymic malignancies

Frank C Detterbeck  1 , Hisao Asamura, John Crowley, Conrad Falkson, Giuseppe Giaccone, Dori Giroux, James Huang, Jhingook Kim, Kazuya Kondo, Marco Lucchi, Mirella Marino, Edith M Marom, Andrew Nicholson, Meinoshin Okumura, Enrico Ruffini, Paul van Schil, Kelly Stratton; Staging and Prognostic Factors Committee; Members of the Advisory Boards; Participating Institutions of the Thymic Domain
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The IASLC/ITMIG thymic malignancies staging project: development of a stage classification for thymic malignancies

Frank C Detterbeck et al. J Thorac Oncol. 2013 Dec.
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Abstract

The lack of an official-stage classification system for thymic malignancies is an issue that hampers progress in this rare disease. A collaborative effort by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer and the International Thymic Malignancies Interest Group is underway to develop proposals for such a system. A database of more than 10,000 cases worldwide has been assembled to provide a solid basis for analysis. This report outlines the structure of the effort and the process that has been designed.

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