title: [Thymoma. Anatomo-clinical results apropos of 16 cases].
abstract: We report a clinicopathologic study in sixteen patients (11 male and five female) with thymomas. The fairly large proportion of children (3 cases: 12.5%) and significant number of advanced forms may at least partly explain the low survival rate (27% at five years) in our series. Advances in histologic studies of tumors have made possible the accurate diagnosis of thymomas, but the value of a histologic classification is still under debate. Conversely, pathologic and surgical classification is at present the best predictor of outcome.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ben Romdhane
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aloulou
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Labbane
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fourati
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ben Ayed
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D013945:Thymoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Les thymomes. Résultats anatomo-cliniques à propos de seize cas.