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2151 cases of surgery for thymomas were analyzed based on a retrospective EACTS database. Recurrence rate and survival were negatively associated with Masaoka stages III–IV, incomplete resection and non-thymoma histology, whereas adjuvant therapy after complete resection correlated to improved survival.
Tumours of the thymus: a cohort study of prognostic factors from the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons database
Submitted by: Joel Dunning
Source: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
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Author(s): Enrico Ruffini, Frank Detterbeck, Dirk Van Raemdonck, Gaetano Rocco, Pascal Thomas, Walter Weder, Alessandro Brunelli, Andrea Evangelista and Federico Venuta
on behalf of the European Association of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) Thymic Working Group