Thymic Carcinoma Treated with Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery:Case Report

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
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 .