TY - JOUR
T1 - Surgical Management of Stage III Thymic Tumors
AU - Venuta, Federico
AU - Rendina, Erino A.
AU - Klepetko, Walter
AU - Rocco, Gaetano
PY - 2011/2
Y1 - 2011/2
N2 - Thymic tumors are classified as stage III when they clearly invade the surrounding structures: pericardium, great vessels (superior vena cava, innominate veins, ascending aorta, and main pulmonary artery), lung parenchyma, phrenic nerves, and chest wall. Surgical treatment with or without induction therapy should always aim to complete resection removing en bloc all the involved structures. Also, extended procedures are justified because only R0 resection allows long-term survival.
AB - Thymic tumors are classified as stage III when they clearly invade the surrounding structures: pericardium, great vessels (superior vena cava, innominate veins, ascending aorta, and main pulmonary artery), lung parenchyma, phrenic nerves, and chest wall. Surgical treatment with or without induction therapy should always aim to complete resection removing en bloc all the involved structures. Also, extended procedures are justified because only R0 resection allows long-term survival.
KW - Stage III
KW - Surgical management
KW - Thymic tumors
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U2 - 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2010.08.006
DO - 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2010.08.006
M3 - Article
C2 - 21070989
AN - SCOPUS:78149460163
VL - 21
SP - 85
EP - 91
JO - Thoracic Surgery Clinics
JF - Thoracic Surgery Clinics
SN - 1547-4127
IS - 1
ER -