Different View on Tumor Size Dilemma in Tumor-Node-Metastasis Staging System for Thymoma

KAYI CANGIR, AYTEN; YENİGÜN, BÜLENT; Direk, Tamer; KOCAMAN, GÖKHAN; Yucemen, Ugurum; KAHYA, YUSUF; SAK, SERPİL; ENÖN, SERKAN

doi:10.1055/s-0040-1715490

Different View on Tumor Size Dilemma in Tumor-Node-Metastasis Staging System for Thymoma

KAYI CANGIR A., YENİGÜN B. M., Direk T., KOCAMAN G., Yucemen U., KAHYA Y., ...Daha Fazla

THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEON, cilt.69, sa.02, ss.148-156, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 69 Sayı: 02
Basım Tarihi: 2021
Doi Numarası: 10.1055/s-0040-1715490
Dergi Adı: THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEON
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE, MEDLINE
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.148-156
Anahtar Kelimeler: thymoma, tumor staging, tumor size, thymic epithelial tumors, THYMIC MALIGNANCIES, PROGNOSTIC-FACTORS, CARCINOMA, COMMITTEE, IMPACT
Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background Although tumor size is included in the definition of T descriptor in the tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) classification of many solid tumors, it is not considered for thymomas. This study aimed to assess the relationship of tumor diameters (the largest tumor diameter [LTD] and the mean tumor diameter [MTD]) with survival in thymoma patients undergoing surgical resection in a single center.