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Editorial
. 2020 Jun;12(6):3426-3428.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2020.01.50.

Eighth edition T category is prognostic: the size of the solid component matters, not the ratio

Kazutoshi Hamanaka  1 , Takashi Eguchi  1 , Kimihiro Shimizu  1
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Editorial

Eighth edition T category is prognostic: the size of the solid component matters, not the ratio

Kazutoshi Hamanaka et al. J Thorac Dis. 2020 Jun.
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Conflicts of Interest: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jtd.2020.01.50). KS serves as an unpaid editorial board member of Journal of Thoracic Disease from Apr 2019 to Mar 2021. The other authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Shows the CV value for each of the morphologic characteristic group (Table 1): solid (A) and total (B) sizes are shown. CV, coefficient of variation.
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