Stage IVb thymic carcinoma: patients with lymph node metastases have better prognoses than those with hematogenous metastases

Stage IVb thymic carcinoma: patients with lymph node metastases have better prognoses than those with hematogenous metastases

Abstract Background This study aimed to analyze the pattern of lymphogenous and hematogenous metastases in patients with stage IVb thymic carcinomas and identify prognostic factors for their survivals. Methods Between September 1978 and October 2014, 68 patients with pathologically confirmed stage I...

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Main Authors: Yu Yang, Xing-Wen Fan, Hong-Bing Wang, Yin Xu, Dou-Dou Li, Kai-Liang Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-03-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Thymic carcinoma
Staging classification
Lymph node metastasis
Hematogenous metastasis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-017-3228-2

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