Results Thymomas are rare malignant tumors. They account for about half (47%) of anterior
mediastinal tumors. About one third of these are associated with myasthenia gravis …

Large mediastinal masses are rare, and encompass a wide variety of diseases. Regardless
of the diagnosis, all large mediastinal masses may cause compression or invasion of vital …

Background: Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes (PNS) almost invariably predate
detection of the malignancy. Screening for tumours is important in PNS as the tumour …

Background The optimal mode of resection for thymoma in nonmyasthenic patients remains
unclear. The aim of this study was to explore whether or not thymomectomy alone is a …

Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and characteristics of
nodular lesions in the anterior mediastinum that had been found incidentally on screening …

Background and Purpose Myasthenia gravis (MG) is usually comorbid with thymoma. More
accurate estimates of the incidence thymoma in MG will help inform patients and their …

Objective Minimally invasive thoracic surgical procedures, performed with or without the
assistance of a robot, have gained popularity over the last decade. They have increasingly …

Background Due to the popularity of video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) techniques in
clinical, thymoma patients via VATS thymectomy are increasing rapidly. However, compared …

RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Both preoperative computed tomography (CT) staging and
postoperative surgical Masaoka clinical staging are of great clinical importance for …

Thymic tumors are rare mediastinal tumors, which are considered as orphan diseases due
to their low prevalence. The most recent histologic classification divides thymic tumors into …