In the past, all staging systems for gastric cancer defined N stage by location of node metastases relative to the primary (Hermanek and Sobin, 1992; JRSGC, 1995). In order to simplify the pN ...
Validation of the lung cancer staging system revisions using a large prospective clinical trial database (ACOSOG Z0030). Background: A change of staging classification has been associated with ...
Aim: To compare the new, 6th edition, UICC TNM staging system with the former edition, we updated TNM staging in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma. Methods: The new and old TNM ...