title: Complete Resection of Masaoka Stage IVb Thymic Carcinoma After Chemoradiotherapy.
abstract: We report a case of Masaoka stage IVb thymic carcinoma that had metastasized to right supraclavicular lymph nodes, where it would have been difficult to achieve complete resection. Thus, we performed concurrent chemoradiotherapy, which decreased the tumor's size and facilitated complete resection. The patient had an uneventful postoperative course and 30 months of recurrence-free survival. Concurrent chemoradiotherapy followed by complete surgical resection may be a useful strategy in cases of stage IVb thymic carcinoma with supraclavicular lymph node metastasis.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka, Japan. Electronic address: h.kayata@scchr.jp.
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kayata
authors.affiliation: Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Mitsuhiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Isaka
authors.affiliation: Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuhisa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohde
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.affiliation: Division of Radiation Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Hideyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Harada
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D059248:Chemoradiotherapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D013934:Thymectomy / Q000379:methods*; D013945:Thymoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed