Stage migration with the new American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging system (8th edition) for differentiated thyroid cancer

Volume: 165, Issue: 1, Pages: 6 - 11
Published: Jan 1, 2019
Abstract
Background Tumor, node, and metastasis staging in thyroid carcinoma is important for assessing prognosis. However, patients with stage III or IV disease have an overall survival rate of 90%. The change to 55 years of age as the cutoff will create stage migration and many patients will be downstaged. Methods We reviewed our database of 3,650 patients to analyze the impact of the new American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system. There were...
Paper Details
Title
Stage migration with the new American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging system (8th edition) for differentiated thyroid cancer
Published Date
Jan 1, 2019
Journal
Volume
165
Issue
1
Pages
6 - 11
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