[Operation of pleural dissemination of thymoma].
Nine patients underwent operation for pleural dissemination of thymoma and received radiotherapy postoperatively. In 5 patients dissemination was resected along with the invasive thymoma at the initial operation. In 6 patients resection of a part of the diaphragm was needed. In 4 patients recurrent dissemination of thymoma appeared in the phrenico-costal sinus, where not only the location of dissemination but also postoperative radiotherapy had not been performed properly at the time of the previous operation. Seven are alive 2 months to 7 years 10 months after the first operation for dissemination. Two died respectively 7 years and 3 years 5 months after the first operation for dissemination.
Inoue
H
H
First Department of Surgery, Tokai University School of Medicine.
Iwasaki
M
M
Tsurumi
T
T
Yamada
S
S
Ogawa
J
J
Shohtsu
A
A
Mori
T
T
D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D013945:Thymoma / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*