2014
How many names for a rose: Inconsistent classification of multiple foci of lung cancer due to ambiguous rules
Fonseca A, Detterbeck FC. How many names for a rose: Inconsistent classification of multiple foci of lung cancer due to ambiguous rules. Lung Cancer 2014, 85: 7-11. PMID: 24768582, DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2014.02.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancerPulmonary fociSeparate primary cancersOutcomes of patientsComparison of outcomesDifferent histologic typesMultifocal lung cancerSuch patientsHistologic typePrimary cancerPatient groupClinical scenariosPatientsCancerMultiple fociStage classificationMarked variabilityOutcomesInconsistent classificationClinicians
2006
Clinical Value of the WHO Classification System of Thymoma
Detterbeck FC. Clinical Value of the WHO Classification System of Thymoma. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2006, 81: 2328-2334. PMID: 16731193, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.11.067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWHO systemWorld Health Organization histologic classification systemWHO classification systemIndependent prognostic valueDistinct patient groupsHistologic classification systemClinical management decisionsWHO typePrognostic valuePatient groupClinical valueMultivariate analysisClassification systemThymoma