Recurrence of stage I thymoma in sternum, 13 years after "complete" excision.
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.
Reddy
Rajashekara H V
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Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Leeds General Infirmary, Great George Street, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK.
Shah
Rajesh
R
Kumar
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B
Thorpe
James A C
JA
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