The World Health Organization (WHO) histologic classification of thymomas: a reanalysis. Curr Treat Options Oncol 2008 Dec;9(4-6):288-99
Date
02/05/2009Pubmed ID
19191029DOI
10.1007/s11864-009-0084-6Scopus ID
2-s2.0-70249125478 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 35 CitationsAbstract
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.
Author List
Moran CA, Suster SMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Age DistributionFemale
Humans
Male
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Neoplasm Staging
Prognosis
Thymoma
Thymus Neoplasms
World Health Organization