Tapias score for predicting recurrences in resected solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura: controversial points and future perspectives emerging from an external validation.
Unit of Thoracic Surgery, Reggio Emilia, Italy. Electronic address: filippo_lococo@yahoo.it.
Filippo
F
Lococo
Head-International Research Activities Office, IRCCS-Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Giacomo
G
Cusumano
General Thoracic Surgery, "Vittorio Emanuele-Policlinico" Hospital, Catania, Italy.
Stefano
S
Margaritora
Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
Giuseppe
G
Cardillo
Unit of Thoracic Surgery, C. Forlanini Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Pierluigi
P
Filosso
Unit of Thoracic Surgery, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Alfredo
A
Cesario
D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods*; D054363:Solitary Fibrous Tumor, Pleural / Q000175:diagnosis*