title: Results of a surgical resection for patients with thymic carcinoma.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study investigated the clinical features of patients with complete resection of thymic carcinoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  The clinical records from 11 patients who underwent a complete re-section of thymic carcinoma were retrospectively reviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twelve of 22 patients underwent a resection (a complete resection in 11 and an in-complete in 1). Six of the 11 patients with complete had confirmed recurrent tumors. The 5-year survival rate was 45.4%, and the median survival time was 50.6 months. The patients who underwent complete resection showed significantly better prognosis than cases with incomplete resection and inoperable cases (p = 0.048). Three of the 6 patients had a recurrence within 1 year. Frequent sites of recurrence were the pleura, pericardium, and lung.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A complete resection improved the prognosis of thymic carcinoma. Further prospective studies regarding postoperative adjuvant therapy are necessary to prevent local recurrence after a surgical resection for thymic carcinoma.
authors: Second Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan. m-yasuda@med.uoeh-u.ac.jp
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Yasuda
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Hanagiri
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Oka
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Uramoto
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Takenoyama
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Yasumoto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate; D013945:Thymoma / Q000601:surgery*; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome