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World J Clin Cases. Dec 16, 2015; 3(12): 980-983
Published online Dec 16, 2015. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v3.i12.980
Published online Dec 16, 2015. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v3.i12.980
Table 1 World Health Organization histopathological classification
| Type | Histologic description |
| A | Medullary thymoma |
| AB | Mixed thymoma |
| B1 | Predominantly cortical thymoma |
| B2 | Cortical thymoma |
| B3 | Well-differentiated thymic carcinoma |
| C | Thymic carcinoma |
Table 2 Masaoka-Koga staging system
| Stage | Definition |
| I | Encapsulated tumor with no gross or microscopic invasion |
| II | Macroscopic invasion into the mediastinal fat or pleura or microscopic invasion into the capsule |
| III | Invasion of the pericardium, great vessels, or lung |
| IVA | Pleural or pericardial dissemination |
| IVB | Lymphogenous or hematogenous metastasis |
- Citation: Kumar R. Myasthenia gravis and thymic neoplasms: A brief review. World J Clin Cases 2015; 3(12): 980-983
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v3/i12/980.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v3.i12.980
