title: Recurrence of stage I thymoma in sternum, 13 years after "complete" excision.
abstract: Recurrence after complete excision of non-invasive thymoma is infrequent. We report a case of recurrent thymoma in the sternum in a 76-year-old man 13 years after complete surgical resection of stage I thymoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Leeds General Infirmary, Great George Street, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK.
authors.forename: Rajashekara H V
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: James A C
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Thorpe
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D013249:Sternum; D013945:Thymoma / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors