TY - JOUR AU - Nakamura, Shota AU - Kawaguchi, Koji PY - 2019 TI - Next revision of the T descriptors in the TNM classification for thymic epithelial tumors: possibilities and problems JF - Journal of Thoracic Disease; Vol 11, No 8 (August 31, 2019): Journal of Thoracic Disease Y2 - 2019 KW - N2 - The TNM classification of cancers proposed by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) is a widely accepted guide for predicting prognoses, selecting therapy and facilitating the development of new treatment strategies. In 2016, the UICC and American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) applied the TNM cancer staging system to thymic epithelial tumors (1). In this edition, the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) and the International Thymic Malignancies Interest Group (ITMIG) staging committee proposed the classification (2-4). UR - https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/31049