TNM classification for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma: comparison between 5th and 6th editions of the AJCC/UICC staging system
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- 作者：Hideki Nishio ; Masato Nagino ; Koji Oda ; Tomoki Ebata ; Toshiyuki Arai and Yuji Nimura
- 关键词：Hilar cholangiocarcinoma ; Perihilar cholangiocarcinoma ; TNM classification ; Staging system
- 刊名：Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery
- 出版时间：August 2005
- 出版年：2005
- 期刊代码：144_1435-2443
- 类别：med
- 卷：390
- 期：4
- 页码：319-327
- 数据来源：sp
摘要
Background A few investigators have evaluated the TNM classification for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma. The new sixth edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC)/Internal Union Against Cancer (UICC) staging system focuses on vascular invasion and regional lymph node metastasis.