Introduction Thymic epithelial tumors are rare and are classified as thymoma, thymic
carcinoma, and thymic neuroendocrine tumors. The objective of this systematic review was …

Objective The optimal extent of surgical resection for non-myasthenic patients with thymoma
is controversial. The objective of this meta-analysis was to compare complete to partial …

Abstract Background/Purpose This multi-institutional study was aimed to analyze prognostic
factors of completely resected early stage thymoma. Methods Patients with surgically treated …

Whether thymectomy (TM) or thymomectomy (TMM) is better for non-myasthenic patients
with early-stage thymoma. We conducted a meta-analysis to compare the clinical outcomes …

Abstract Background Thymic epithelial tumours (TETs) are characterized by a wide variety of
biological behaviors. Radical resection and stage are strong prognostic factors. Aim of this …

Radical thymectomy is the gold standard treatment for thymoma; in particular, completeness
of surgical resection of a well-encapsulated thymoma and adequate margins are considered …

A best evidence topic in thoracic surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The
question addressed is whether thymomectomy can be equivalent to thymectomy for non …

Background This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the incidence of tumor recurrence,
postoperative myasthenia gravis, postoperative complications, and overall survival after …

The recommended treatment for early stage thymoma without myasthenia gravis is complete
thymectomy (CT). Limited thymectomy (LT)(simply resecting the thymoma with safe surgical …

Backgroud The standard resection for early-stage thymoma is total thymectomy and
complete tumour excision with or without myasthenia gravis but the optimal surgery mode for …