TY - JOUR
T1 - The World Health Organization (WHO) histologic classification of thymomas
T2 - A reanalysis
AU - Moran, Cesar A.
AU - Suster, Saul
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - The histologic classification of thymomas has remained for many years an area of conflict. In recent years, the World Health Organization (WHO) presented a proposal for the classification of these tumors, which has been widely adopted in many countries throughout the world. Two successive versions of this classification have been presented in recent years; however, controversy still exists regarding its accuracy and usefulness in clinical practice. We present a review of the current WHO classification of thymomas, with a discussion of some of the inconsistencies and limitations and the possible alternatives to the current approach for the histopathologic classification of these tumors.
AB - The histologic classification of thymomas has remained for many years an area of conflict. In recent years, the World Health Organization (WHO) presented a proposal for the classification of these tumors, which has been widely adopted in many countries throughout the world. Two successive versions of this classification have been presented in recent years; however, controversy still exists regarding its accuracy and usefulness in clinical practice. We present a review of the current WHO classification of thymomas, with a discussion of some of the inconsistencies and limitations and the possible alternatives to the current approach for the histopathologic classification of these tumors.
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U2 - 10.1007/s11864-009-0084-6
DO - 10.1007/s11864-009-0084-6
M3 - Review article
C2 - 19191029
AN - SCOPUS:70249125478
SN - 1527-2729
VL - 9
SP - 288
EP - 299
JO - Current treatment options in oncology
JF - Current treatment options in oncology
IS - 4-6
ER -