Multimodality approach in treatment of thymic tumors.

ABSTRACT: Thymic tumors are rare neoplasms showing important clinical and pathologic polymorphisms ranging from low-mitotic encapsulated tumors to a highly aggressive and disseminating one. Complete resection of the tumor with surrounding fatty and mediastinal tissue is of paramount importance and provides good prognosis. Diagnosis of the tumor, radiologic evaluation and implementation of multimodal treatment including preoperative chemotherapy, radiotherapy, postoperative radiotherapy, adjuvant chemotherapy or radiotherapy are important components of the treatment strategy. Some of the stage III tumors can be resected without additional treatment, however, there is a good evidence to support administering preoperative and postoperative chemotherapy and postoperative radiotherapy in these patients p

SUBMITTER: Turna A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7797860 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature