2019
The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Thymic Tumors Staging Project: The Impact of the Eighth Edition of the Union for International Cancer Control and American Joint Committee on Cancer TNM Stage Classification of Thymic Tumors
Ruffini E, Fang W, Guerrera F, Huang J, Okumura M, Kim DK, Girard N, Billè A, Boubia S, Cangir AK, Detterbeck F, Falkson C, Filosso PL, Giaccone G, Kondo K, Infante M, Lucchi M, Marino M, Marom EM, Nicholson AG, Rimner A, Rami-Porta R, Asamura H, Committee S, Subcommittee S, Subcommittees S, Boards M. The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Thymic Tumors Staging Project: The Impact of the Eighth Edition of the Union for International Cancer Control and American Joint Committee on Cancer TNM Stage Classification of Thymic Tumors. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2019, 15: 436-447. PMID: 31783179, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.11.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTNM stage classificationAmerican Joint CommitteeThymic tumorsStaging systemT categoryN categoryJoint CommitteeInternational Cancer Control/American Joint CommitteeMasaoka-Koga staging systemMediastinal pleural involvementLymph node dissectionWeb-based cross-sectional surveyLung cancer stagingInternational Cancer ControlCross-sectional surveyNode dissectionPleural involvementThymic carcinomaTNM classificationTNM systemCancer controlCancer stagingThoracic communityWeb-based questionnaireStage classification
2014
The ITMIG/IASLC Thymic Epithelial Tumors Staging Project: A Proposed Lymph Node Map for Thymic Epithelial Tumors in the Forthcoming 8th Edition of the TNM Classification of Malignant Tumors
Bhora FY, Chen DJ, Detterbeck FC, Asamura H, Falkson C, Filosso PL, Giaccone G, Huang J, Kim J, Kondo K, Lucchi M, Marino M, Marom EM, Nicholson AG, Okumura M, Ruffini E, Van Schil P, Committee††† O, Boards‡‡‡ A. The ITMIG/IASLC Thymic Epithelial Tumors Staging Project: A Proposed Lymph Node Map for Thymic Epithelial Tumors in the Forthcoming 8th Edition of the TNM Classification of Malignant Tumors. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2014, 9: s88-s96. PMID: 25396317, DOI: 10.1097/jto.0000000000000293.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThymic malignanciesNodal diseaseNeck surgeryNode mapInternational Thymic Malignancy Interest GroupLymph node dissectionThymic epithelial tumorsLymph node mapPrior classification systemsPrognostic Factors CommitteeNode dissectionNodal involvementNode stagingTNM classificationLung cancerMalignant tumorsEpithelial tumorsOtolaryngology-HeadLymphatic drainageIASLC stagingAmerican AcademyMalignancyStagingAnatomical studyDisease
2008
What to do with “Surprise” N2?: Intraoperative Management of Patients with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Detterbeck F. What to do with “Surprise” N2?: Intraoperative Management of Patients with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2008, 3: 289-302. PMID: 18317073, DOI: 10.1097/jto.0b013e3181630ebd.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerMediastinal lymph node dissectionLymph node dissectionMediastinal lymph nodesPositive prognostic factorCell lung cancerAdjuvant therapyNode dissectionLung resectionLymph nodesMalignant involvementPrognostic factorsIntraoperative managementLung cancerPatientsConflicting dataResectionTherapyCancerDiseaseDissectionComprehensive review