2021
The 2021 WHO Classification of Tumors of the Thymus and Mediastinum: What Is New in Thymic Epithelial, Germ Cell, and Mesenchymal Tumors?
Marx A, Chan JKC, Chalabreysse L, Dacic S, Detterbeck F, French CA, Hornick JL, Inagaki H, Jain D, Lazar AJ, Marino M, Marom EM, Moreira AL, Nicholson AG, Noguchi M, Nonaka D, Papotti MG, Porubsky S, Sholl LM, Tateyama H, Thomas de Montpréville V, Travis WD, Rajan A, Roden AC, Ströbel P. The 2021 WHO Classification of Tumors of the Thymus and Mediastinum: What Is New in Thymic Epithelial, Germ Cell, and Mesenchymal Tumors? Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2021, 17: 200-213. PMID: 34695605, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.10.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaGerm CellsHumansLung NeoplasmsMediastinumThymus NeoplasmsWorld Health OrganizationConceptsThymic epithelial tumorsGerm cell tumorsCell tumorsMesenchymal neoplasmsWHO classificationEpithelial tumorsMediastinal germ cell tumorsLow tumor mutational burdenTumor mutational burdenNew tumor entityClear cell carcinomaPositron emission tomographyClassification of tumorsThymic EpithelialThymic carcinomaFifth editionB3 thymomaTargetable mutationsCell carcinomaMesenchymal tumorsMetaplastic thymomaImmunohistochemical characterizationClinical informationMutational burdenDiagnostic advances
2015
The 2015 World Health Organization Classification of Tumors of the Thymus: Continuity and Changes
Marx A, Chan JK, Coindre JM, Detterbeck F, Girard N, Harris NL, Jaffe ES, Kurrer MO, Marom EM, Moreira AL, Mukai K, Orazi A, Ströbel P. The 2015 World Health Organization Classification of Tumors of the Thymus: Continuity and Changes. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2015, 10: 1383-1395. PMID: 26295375, PMCID: PMC4581965, DOI: 10.1097/jto.0000000000000654.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWorld Health Organization classificationThymic epithelial tumorsOrganization classificationEpithelial tumorsThymic squamous cell carcinomaPositron emission tomography/Squamous cell carcinomaGerm cell tumorsNew tumor entityEmission tomography/Soft tissue tumorsClassification of tumorsDendritic cellsMediastinal lymphomaThymic tumorsCell carcinomaCell tumorsThoracic surgeryTomography/Therapeutic decisionsThymus sectionsMyeloid neoplasmsTumor entitiesDiagnostic criteriaClinical relevanceThe Impact of Thymoma Histotype on Prognosis in a Worldwide Database
Weis CA, Yao X, Deng Y, Detterbeck FC, Marino M, Nicholson AG, Huang J, Ströbel P, Antonicelli A, Marx A, Database C. The Impact of Thymoma Histotype on Prognosis in a Worldwide Database. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2015, 10: 367-372. PMID: 25616178, PMCID: PMC4318643, DOI: 10.1097/jto.0000000000000393.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisSurvival AnalysisThymomaTreatment OutcomeWorld Health Organization
2014
ITMIG Consensus Statement on the Use of the WHO Histological Classification of Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma: Refined Definitions, Histological Criteria, and Reporting
Marx A, Ströbel P, Badve SS, Chalabreysse L, Chan JK, Chen G, de Leval L, Detterbeck F, Girard N, Huang J, Kurrer MO, Lauriola L, Marino M, Matsuno Y, Molina TJ, Mukai K, Nicholson AG, Nonaka D, Rieker R, Rosai J, Ruffini E, Travis WD. ITMIG Consensus Statement on the Use of the WHO Histological Classification of Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma: Refined Definitions, Histological Criteria, and Reporting. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2014, 9: 596-611. PMID: 24722150, DOI: 10.1097/jto.0000000000000154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntigens, CD20CarcinomaCD5 AntigensGlucose Transporter Type 1HumansMucin-1Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kitReproducibility of ResultsThymomaThymus NeoplasmsWorld Health OrganizationConceptsThymic carcinomaThymic epithelial tumorsB3 thymomaEpithelial tumorsInternational Thymic Malignancy Interest GroupWorld Health Organization classificationPoor interobserver reproducibilityHistological patternOrganization classificationConsensus statementHistological classificationHistological criteriaThymoma subtypesThymomaAtypical typeGrading systemInterobserver reproducibilityTumorsCarcinomaReproducibility studyRefined criteriaMorphological overlapSubtypesVariable proportions
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