Lymph nodes involvement and lymphadenectomy in thymic tumors: tentative answers for unsolved questions

D Brascia, A De Palma, M Schiavone, G De Iaco… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The standard treatment for thymic tumors is radical thymectomy with en
bloc resection of the surrounding tissue for early stages, while multimodality therapy has to …

[HTML][HTML] The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Thymic Epithelial Tumor Staging Project: unresolved issues to be addressed for the next ninth …

E Ruffini, R Rami-Porta, J Huang, U Ahmad… - Journal of Thoracic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Thymic epithelial tumors are presently staged using a consistent TNM classification
developed by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) and …

Real-world clinicopathological features and outcome of thymic neuroendocrine tumors: a retrospective single-institution analysis

Y Chen, J Zhang, M Zhou, C Guo, S Li - Orphanet Journal of Rare …, 2022 - Springer
Background Thymic neuroendocrine tumors comprise a heterogeneous group of rare
diseases. This study aimed to investigate the real-world clinicopathological features and …

[HTML][HTML] The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Thymic Epithelial Tumor Staging Project: A Re-Assessment of the International Thymic Malignancy …

EM Marom, W Fang, E Ruffini, F Detterbeck… - Journal of Thoracic …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction A lymph node map is the pillar on which accurate assignment and
documentation of nodal classification stands. The International Thymic Malignancy Interest …

Analysis of 25 surgical cases of thymic neuroendocrine tumors and thymic carcinoma

K Midorikawa, S Miyahara, N Nishino, Y Ueda… - Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Background The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinicopathological characteristics
of patients who underwent surgical resection for thymic neuroendocrine tumors (TNET) or …

[HTML][HTML] Prognostic significance of nodal metastasis in thymic malignancies: a narrative review of the current evidence

WK Hui, PE Van Schil - AME Medical Journal, 2022 - amj.amegroups.org
Methods: Original papers available in English were selected from the date of first publication
in the Medline database to June 21, 2021. Eleven retrospective cohort studies and one …

Nomogram predicts the prognosis of patients with thymic carcinoma: A population-based study using SEER data

YY Huang, X Liu, SH Liang, LL Wu, GW Ma - Tumori Journal, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Thymic carcinoma (TC) is a rare malignant tumor that can have a poor
prognosis, and accurate prognostication prediction remains difficult. We aimed to develop a …

Continuing challenges of primary neuroendocrine tumours of the thymus: A concise review

J Lau, TI Cvasciuc, D Simpson, MC de Jong… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Primary neuroendocrine tumours of the thymus (NETTs) are exceedingly rare tumours,
usually presenting around mid-life, which have a propensity towards males and smokers …