| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2876732 | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery | 2012 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
The seventh edition of the UICC TNM classification cannot satisfactorily distinguish among different risk groups of patients with resected esophageal carcinoma. The new subgroups do not unify the different TNM stages with similar survival. We strongly propose that the next revision of the UICC classification should reduce the stages to groups with similar survival, without defining complex subgroups.
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Authors
Matthias MD, Michael F. MD, Katharina MD, Julia Schade, Faik G. MD, Alexandra M. MD, Maximilian MD, Thomas MD, Jakob R. MD, FACS, Dean MD,