Open AccessMinimal Access Surgery for Thymoma
Author(s) -
Arvind Kumar,
Belal Bin Asaf,
Mohan Venkatesh Pulle,
Harsh Vardhan Puri,
Sukhram Bishnoi,
Srinivas Kodaganur Gopinath
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 0976-6952
pISSN - 0975-7651
DOI - 10.1007/s13193-020-01208-1
Subject(s) - medicine , thymoma , thymectomy , surgical oncology , gold standard (test) , mediastinum , surgery , stage (stratigraphy) , anterior mediastinum , thymus neoplasm , cardiothoracic surgery , general surgery , myasthenia gravis , radiology , paleontology , biology
Thymoma is a rare epithelial tumor of the thymus gland. Despite rarity, it is the most common tumor of the anterior mediastinum. Surgical resection in the form of extended thymectomy is the gold standard operation. Conventionally and even in the current era of significant advances in the minimally invasive surgery, open transsternal extended thymectomy is considered the gold standard, particularly for advanced-stage tumors. There is however significant evidence now available for the use of minimally invasive approaches for early-stage thymomas. This article aims to discuss the various minimally invasive approaches currently being employed for thymomas.