PMID: 9548664Apr 21, 1998Paper

Stage classifications of pancreatic cancer: comparison of the Japanese and UICC classifications and proposal for a new staging system. Union Internationale Contre le Cancer

Pancreas
Y Kawarada, S Isaji

Abstract

In the 4th edition of General Rules for the Study of Pancreatic Cancer by the Japan Pancreas Society (JPS), published in 1993 (English version published in 1996), a system resembling the TNM classification by the Union Internationale Contre le Cancer (UICC) was adopted, based on the results of precise analysis of data from 11,317 cases of carcinoma of the pancreas registered by the JPS during the 10-year period from 1981 to 1990. We compare the two TNM classifications and staging groups, focusing on the simplicity and reproducibility of the diagnostic criteria and the reliability of predicting outcome. To compare the prognostic value of the two classification systems, we analyzed the published data on resected cases registered by Pancreatic Cancer Registration Committee of the JPS. The results showed that a major drawback of the JPS classification is that is difficult to apply and has poor reproducibility. Survival rates differed significantly among the four stages in the JPS classification, whereas the UICC staging system did not reflect differences in outcome among the four stages, especially between stages II and III. The prognostic value of the UICC T category is better than that of the JPS T category, whereas the N categor...Continue Reading

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Sep 16, 2004·Pancreas·Susanne MerkelPaul Hermanek
Feb 27, 2008·European Journal of Surgical Oncology : the Journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology·O KollmarM K Schilling
Jul 8, 2010·World Journal of Surgery·Mehdi OuaissiUNKNOWN Multidisciplary HPB Group of Center of Cancer

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