Thymic tumors

FC Detterbeck, AM Parsons - The Annals of thoracic surgery, 2004 - Elsevier
Thymic tumors include thymic carcinoma, which exhibit aggressive behavior, and thymomas,
which manifest a more indolent course. Complete resection is the mainstay of treatment, and …

[HTML][HTML] Staging system of thymoma

A Masaoka - Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 2010 - Elsevier
Introduction: Thirty years have gone by since the Masaoka staging system of thymoma was
proposed in 1981. Although the Masaoka staging system has been accepted by many …

[图书][B] Perez & Brady's principles and practice of radiation oncology

EC Halperin, LW Brady, DE Wazer, CA Perez - 2013 - books.google.com
Inside the Sixth Edition of this now-classic reference, you will discover encyclopedic
coverage of topics ranging from basic science to sophisticated computer-based radiation …

The World Health Organization histologic classification system reflects the oncologic behavior of thymoma: a clinical study of 273 patients

M Okumura, M Ohta, H Tateyama, K Nakagawa… - Cancer, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Although the histologic classification of thymic epithelial tumors has been
confusing and controversial, an agreement on the universal classification system for thymic …

[HTML][HTML] Prognostic factors and long-term results after thymoma resection: a series of 307 patients

JF Regnard, P Magdeleinat, C Dromer, E Dulmet… - The Journal of thoracic …, 1996 - Elsevier
Three hundred seven cases of patients who underwent operation for thymoma (196 of whom
had myasthenia gravis) were analyzed to assess the prognostic values of Masaoka clinical …

Thymoma: state of the art

CR Thomas, CD Wright, PJ Loehrer - Journal of Clinical Oncology, 1999 - ascopubs.org
Thymoma is the most common tumor of the anterior mediastinum. This tumor is associated
with unique paraneoplastic syndromes, such as myasthenia gravis …

Thymoma and thymic carcinoma

F Venuta, M Anile, D Diso, D Vitolo… - European Journal of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Thymoma and thymic carcinoma are an extremely heterogeneous group of neoplastic
lesions with an exceedingly wide spectrum of morphologic appearances. They show …

[HTML][HTML] Predictors of recurrence in thymic tumors: importance of invasion, World Health Organization histology, and size

CD Wright, JC Wain, DR Wong, DM Donahue… - The Journal of Thoracic …, 2005 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: This study sought to define predictors of recurrence after resection of thymic
tumors. METHODS: A single-institution retrospective study was performed of 179 patients …

[HTML][HTML] Thymoma: a clinicopathologic study based on the new World Health Organization classification

K Nakagawa, H Asamura, Y Matsuno, K Suzuki… - The Journal of Thoracic …, 2003 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: This study explored the relationship between the histologic subtype of
thymoma according to the new World Health Organization histologic classification and the …

Thoracoscopic resection of an anterior mediastinal tumor

RJ Landreneau, RD Dowling, WM Castillo… - The Annals of thoracic …, 1992 - Elsevier
The therapeutic role of thoracoscopy has expanded with advances in endoscopic surgical
instrumentation and laser technology. We report a complete thoracoscopic resection of an …