title: Video-assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy (VAT-T) with lateral thoracotomy for stage II and III thymoma.
abstract: Thymoma has malignant potential and is the most common anterior mediastinal tumor. Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS), which is less invasive surgical procedure, is a good option for resecting Masaoka stage I tumors. Whether VATS is appropriate, depends on the surgeon's judgment and accurate imaging diagnosis. We introduce a technique involving a combination of video-assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy (VAT-T) and lateral thoracotomy for stage II and some stage III thymomas that have locally invaded the lung and/or pericardium.
authors: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Chiba Hokusou Hospital, Inzai, Chiba, Japan. ky-hirai@nms.ac.jp
authors: Kyoji
authors: K
authors: Hirai
authors: Takayuki
authors: T
authors: Ibi
authors: Ryuzo
authors: R
authors: Bessho
authors: Kiyoshi
authors: K
authors: Koizumi
authors: Kazuo
authors: K
authors: Shimizu
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D056888:Patient Positioning; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D013908:Thoracotomy; D013934:Thymectomy / Q000379:methods*; D013945:Thymoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome