title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Torino, 3, Via Genova, Torino, Italy. giuliano.maggi@unito.it
authors.forename: Giuliano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Maggi
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ruffini
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018401:Sample Size; D013945:Thymoma / Q000628:therapy*; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*