Evaluation of the relationship between the eighth edition of TNM staging, the mMasoaka, and World Health Organization histopathological classification for thymoma.

Aim Of Study: The aim of this study was to describe the correlation between the eighth tumor, node, and metastasis (TNM), mMasaoka staging, and the World Health Organization (WHO) histopathologic classification and to identify prognostic values in predicting survival and recurrence of thymoma.

Materials And Methods: Medical files of 90 patients with thymoma diagnosed between 1992 and 2018 were evaluated for this trial.

Results: The distributions of patients were similar between mMasaoka and eighth TNM staging according to early (I, II) and advanced stages (IIIA, IIIB, IV).

Role of vaginal brachytherapy boost following adjuvant external beam radiotherapy in cervical cancer: Turkish Society for Radiation Oncology Gynecologic Group Study (TROD 04-002).

Objective: There are a limited number of studies supporting vaginal brachytherapy boost to external beam radiotherapy in the adjuvant treatment of cervical cancer. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of the addition of vaginal brachytherapy boost to adjuvant external beam radiotherapy on oncological outcomes and toxicity in patients with cervical cancer.

Methods: Patients treated with post-operative external beam radiotherapy ± chemotherapy ± vaginal brachytherapy between January 2001 and January 2019 were retrospectively evaluated.