Thymic carcinoma

Salvage surgery for stage IVa thymic carcinoma combined with aortic arch resection - case report.

BACKGROUND: Although complete surgical resection of thymic carcinoma is a prognostic factor, extended surgery combined with a major blood vessel procedure remains controversial because of the increased risk of mortality. We report a case of Stage …

Surgery in Masaoka stage IV thymic carcinoma: a propensity-matched study based on the SEER database.

BACKGROUND: Thymic carcinoma is a type of rare and highly malignant tumor. Limited information was available on prognostic factors of late-stage thymic carcinoma. The aim of this study was to identify factors that impact prognosis and to define the …