Thymic Carcinoma Treated with Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery:Case Report
10.3969/j.issn.1009-6604.2016.10.024
- VernacularTitle:电视胸腔镜治疗胸腺癌1例报告
- Author:
Jiakui ZHENG
;
Baoyin BAI
;
Liming LIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Thoracoscope;
Thymic carcinoma
- From:Chinese Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgery
2016;16(10):956-957
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
[Summary] In this case report , a 44-year-old female patient complained of three years of tightness and chest pain , and was hospitalized in January 2016.The thymus and tumor were completely resected under video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). Postoperative pathological examination presented a thymic mucoepidermoid carcinoma .The patient received 30 times of chemotherapy after operation and were followed up for 2 months.Postoperative recovery was smooth without symptoms .The CT scanning showed negative result .We consider that VATS was feasible and safe for the treatment of thymic carcinoma .
