Tapias score for predicting recurrences in resected solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura: controversial points and future perspectives emerging from an external validation

Affiliations

¹ Unit of Thoracic Surgery, Reggio Emilia, Italy. Electronic address: filippo_lococo@yahoo.it.
² Head-International Research Activities Office, IRCCS-Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
³ General Thoracic Surgery, "Vittorio Emanuele-Policlinico" Hospital, Catania, Italy.
⁴ Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
⁵ Unit of Thoracic Surgery, C. Forlanini Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy.
⁶ Unit of Thoracic Surgery, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.

Comment

Filippo Lococo et al. Chest. 2015 Mar.

. 2015 Mar;147(3):e115-e116.

doi: 10.1378/chest.14-2697.

¹ Unit of Thoracic Surgery, Reggio Emilia, Italy. Electronic address: filippo_lococo@yahoo.it.
² Head-International Research Activities Office, IRCCS-Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
³ General Thoracic Surgery, "Vittorio Emanuele-Policlinico" Hospital, Catania, Italy.
⁴ Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
⁵ Unit of Thoracic Surgery, C. Forlanini Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy.
⁶ Unit of Thoracic Surgery, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.

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Tapias LF, Lanuti M. Tapias LF, et al. Chest. 2015 Mar;147(3):e116-e117. doi: 10.1378/chest.14-2892. Chest. 2015. PMID: 25732462 No abstract available.

Validation of a scoring system to predict recurrence of resected solitary fibrous tumors of the pleura.
Tapias LF, Mercier O, Ghigna MR, Lahon B, Lee H, Mathisen DJ, Dartevelle P, Lanuti M. Tapias LF, et al. Chest. 2015 Jan;147(1):216-223. doi: 10.1378/chest.14-1180. Chest. 2015. PMID: 25103552 Free PMC article.