title: Transsternal thymoma resection.
abstract: Thymomas are traditionally regarded as tumours arising from the epithelial cells of the thymus. They are the second most frequent mediastinal tumour in the adult and show a variable clinical presentation and clinical course. Complete surgical resection should be the gold standard. The preferred approach is complete median sternotomy and an extended thymectomy is usually performed. A multimodality approach should be considered for invasive lesions or tumours giving intrathoracic metastases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Polyclinic Umberto I, University of Rome "La Sapienza", v.le del Policlinico 155, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Venuta
authors.forename: Tiziano
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: de Giacomo
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Andreetti
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Furio Coloni