This single institution study evaluated prognostic factors in 262 pts undergoing thymectomy for thymic tumors over a 25-year period. The majority of tumors were Masaoka stage II and the most common histology was WHO type B. 15 year survival was 91%. Recurrence was related to Masaoka stage and tumor size.
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Prognostic Factors for Cure, Recurrence and Long-Term Survival After Surgical Resection of Thymoma
Submitted by: Mark Ferguson
Source: Journal of Thoracic Oncology
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Author(s): Safieddine, Najib; Liu, Geoffrey; Cuningham, Kris; Ming, Tsao; Hwang, David; Brade, Anthony; Bezjak, Andrea; Fischer, Stefan; Xu, Wei; Azad, Sassan; Cypel, Marcelo; Darling, Gail; Yasufuku, Kazu; Pierre, Andrew; de Perrot, Marc; Waddell, Tom; Keshavjee, Shaf
