Revised Perspective on the AJCC Staging System for Medullary Thyroid Cancer: A Study of Two Nationwide Cohorts
For the first time, we identified the upper mediastinum as the most critical site for regional LNM in MTC. Our proposed adjustments to the N category and TNM staging system could provide better risk stratification for patients with MTC, potentially guiding improved clinical management and treatment strategies.
Authors
- Haitao Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4547-3012)
- Qinghai Ji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4889-8097)
- Zhiyan Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9668-7756)
- Yuxin Du (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2965-1910)
- Yijun Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6111-1407)
- Chuang Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5367-4349)
- Liang Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5338-4958)
- Min Yin
- Cenkai Shen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3116-6401)
- Wenjun Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5809-8816)
- Xiao Shi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6803-7438)
- Shiyu Xiang
- Zimeng Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3484-5816)
- Hao Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8603-2526)
- Yu Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0305-9759)
- Yan Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9556-0240)
- Chuqiao Liu
Institutions
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
- Wuhan University (CN)
- Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (CN)
- Zhejiang Cancer Hospital (CN)
- Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University (CN)
- First Hospital of China Medical University (CN)
- Cancer Hospital of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CN)
- Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital (CN)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University (CN)
- China Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
- Published
- 2025-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.6004/jnccn.2024.7095
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.88