The Masaoka-Koga Stage Classification
for Thymic Malignancies
 Clarification and Definition of Terms

• Frank C. Detterbeck,
• Andrew G. Nicholson,
• Kazuya Kondo,
• Paul Van Schil,
• Cesar Moran

Affiliations

Frank C. Detterbeck

Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut

Andrew G. Nicholson

Department of Histopathology, National Heart and Lung Institute Division of Imperial College School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Kazuya Kondo

Department of Oncological Medical Services, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan

Paul Van Schil

Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium

Cesar Moran

Department of Pathology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas