title: Evaluation and treatment of stage I and II thymoma.
abstract: Thymomas are relatively uncommon. Nevertheless, an accumulation of studies (mostly retrospective, single-institution series) have made it important to approach this disease in a knowledgeable, evidence-based fashion. This begins with the approach to evaluation of a patient with an anterior mediastinal mass, in whom a reliable clinical diagnosis is usually possible in experienced centers. Surgical resection is the mainstay of treatment, and every effort must be made to achieve a complete resection.
authors.affiliation: Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8062, USA. frank.detterbeck@yale.edu
authors.forename: Frank C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Detterbeck
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D013945:Thymoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*