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Thomas W. Rice

Researcher at University of California, Los Angeles

Publications -  408
Citations -  26125

Thomas W. Rice is an academic researcher from University of California, Los Angeles. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Cancer. The author has an hindex of 79, co-authored 405 publications receiving 23427 citations. Previous affiliations of Thomas W. Rice include Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine & Rice University.

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The IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: Proposals for Revision of the TNM Stage Groupings in the Forthcoming (Eighth) Edition of the TNM Classification for Lung Cancer.

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TL;DR: The methods used to evaluate the resultant Stage groupings and the proposals put forward for the 8th edition of the TNM Classification for lung cancer due to be published late 2016 are described.
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7th Edition of the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual: Esophagus and Esophagogastric Junction

TL;DR: The new staging system presented in the 7th edition of the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual, in con-trast, is data driven and harmonized with stomach cancer.
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The Number of Lymph Nodes Removed Predicts Survival in Esophageal Cancer: An International Study on the Impact of Extent of Surgical Resection

TL;DR: The number of lymph nodes removed is an independent predictor of survival after esophagectomy for cancer, and to maximize this survival benefit a minimum of 23 regional lymph nodes must be removed.
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Endosonographic features predictive of lymph node metastasis.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that a careful and systematic approach to the endosonographic assessment of lymph node metastasis can improve staging accuracy and produce an additive effect with respect to accuracy in the prediction of malignant lymph node involvement.