Masaoka-Koga staging

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf cancer staging system
gptkbp:appliesTo thymic epithelial tumors
gptkbp:basisFor anatomic extent of tumor
gptkbp:citation clinical guidelines for thymoma
gptkbp:developedBy Koga Kiyoshi
Masaoka Akira
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Masaoka-Koga staging
gptkbp:introducedIn 1981
gptkbp:stageI tumor completely encapsulated
gptkbp:stageII invasion into surrounding fatty tissue or mediastinal pleura
gptkbp:stageIII invasion into neighboring organs
gptkbp:stageIVa pleural or pericardial dissemination
gptkbp:stageIVb lymphogenous or hematogenous metastasis
gptkbp:updated Koga modification
gptkbp:usedFor thymoma
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:thymic_carcinoma
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7