Open AccessSurgical treatment of stage III thymic tumors: a multi-institutional review from four Italian centers☆
Author(s) -
Giuseppe Marulli,
Marco Lucchi,
Stefano Margaritora,
Giuseppe Cardillo,
Alfredo Mussi,
Giacomo Cusumano,
Francesco Carleo,
Federico Rea
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.11.026
Subject(s) - thymic carcinoma , medicine , univariate analysis , stage (stratigraphy) , myasthenia gravis , chemotherapy , gastroenterology , carcinoma , disease , multivariate analysis , surgery , paleontology , biology
Radical surgery is the cornerstone of treatment for thymic tumors, but a complete surgical resection in stage III is not always achievable; and recurrence of disease is not rare. We reviewed the results of four centers with large experience in multimodality treatment of stage III thymic tumors.
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