Invasive thymoma with long-term survival by extensive reoperation.
The recurrence of invasive thymoma is often observed; however, no accepted treatment of recurrent invasive thymoma has yet been established. We herein report a 41-year-old woman with invasive thymoma and pleural dissemination who demonstrated long-term survival after undergoing 4 operations. Based on our findings, reoperation is thus suggested in patients with intrathoracic recurrence and long-term survival can be expected.
Sakada
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Department of Surgery II, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. sakada@surg2.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Sugio
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Nishioka
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Tsukamoto
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S
Ushijima
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Yamazaki
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Okamoto
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T
Kase
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Koga
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T
Sugimachi
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K
D000328:Adult; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D013934:Thymectomy; D013945:Thymoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed