Investigating the impact of tumor size on survival outcomes in thymoma and thymic carcinoma patients using the SEER database

Y Yin, W Wang, M Tang, W Liu - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
This study aims to clarify the impact of tumor size on the prognosis of patients diagnosed
with thymoma and thymic carcinoma, leveraging data from a population-based registry …

Prognostic significance of preoperative creatine kinase in resected thymic epithelial tumors

A Hashinokuchi, S Takamori… - Journal of Thoracic …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The preoperative serum creatine kinase (CK) concentration is a prognostic
factor for malignant diseases. We investigated the significance of CK in surgically resected …

Postoperative irradiation in stage II thymomas: is it worth it?—shedding some light in the guidelines' gray zone

S Korasidis, G Rabazzi, D Bacchin, V Aprile… - Updates in Surgery, 2024 - Springer
Thymomas are rare, indolent tumors. Early stages (I–II) benefit from surgical treatment, while
locally advanced diseases (stages III–IV) usually require a multidisciplinary approach. The …

[HTML][HTML] Surgical management of thymic tumors: a narrative review with focus on robotic-assisted surgery

R Deckarm, DV Flury, S Deckarm, S Ott… - Mediastinum, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background and Objective Thymic epithelial tumors, including thymomas and thymic
carcinomas, represent the most common mediastinal tumors and account for up to 50% of all …