title: Intrathoracic chemothermotherapy following panpleuropneumonectomy for pleural dissemination of invasive thymoma.
abstract: We report a case of pleural dissemination of invasive thymoma, which was successfully treated with intrathoracic chemothermotherapy following panpleuropneumonectomy. Intrathoracic chemothermotherapy in combination with surgery may be a hopeful adjuvant treatment to control pleural disseminated lesions of invasive thymoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Center for Adult Diseases, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Higashiyama
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Doi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kodama
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yokouchi
mesh_terms: D002945:Cisplatin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced; D008875:Middle Aged; D010994:Pleura / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016066:Pleural Effusion, Malignant / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D013934:Thymectomy; D013945:Thymoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D002945:Cisplatin