Objective With this narrative review, we retraced the history of hypertermic intrathoracic
chemotherapy (HITHOC) since the beginning, analyzing literature on operative technique …

Introduction Surgery is the first-line treatment for patients with thymoma associated with
myasthenia gravis (MG); however, the value of radiotherapy among these patients remains …

12Department of Radiation Oncology, VCU Health, Richmond, VA 13Division of Thoracic
Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA …

Background The role of the number of involved structures (NIS) in thymic epithelial tumors
(TETs) has been investigated for inclusion in future staging systems, but large cohort results …

Abstract Background and Objectives The Masoka‐Koga and tumor node metastases staging
systems for thymoma are based on structures involved, but the prognostic role of the number …

Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the long‐term results of robot‐assisted
(RATS) thymectomy in the treatment of large thymomas, defined as larger than 5 cm …

Simple Summary Thymomas are rare tumors developing in the anterior mediastinum.
Despite their usually indolent behavior, recurrence might occur in 5–15% of cases …

OBJECTIVES About one-third of patients with thymoma have myasthenia gravis (MG). It
remains controversial whether MG affects the prognosis of patients with thymoma. The aim …

Abstract Introduction The International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group (ITMIG) classifies
thymoma recurrences on the basis of the topographic location, but its effectiveness in …

OBJECTIVES This study aimed to analyze the surgical outcomes for recurrent thymic
epithelial tumors and identify the factors associated with post-recurrence survival, using an …