title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncological and Regenerative Surgery, University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan. kondo@clin.med.tokushima-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Kazuya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kondo
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods; D011379:Prognosis; D013945:Thymoma / Q000473:pathology*; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*