Standardized surgical treatment of thymic tumors

VernacularTitle:胸腺肿瘤规范化外科治疗
Author: Xuefei ZHANG ¹ ; Zhitao GU ; Teng MAO ; Jianhua FU ; Yongtao HAN ; Chun CHEN ; Keneng CHEN ; Zhentao YU ; Xiaolong FU ; Wentao FANG
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1. 上海市胸科医院　上海交通大学附属上海市胸科医院胸外科　200030
From: Chinese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2020;36(11):641-646
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Thymic epithelial tumors are the most common tumors in anterior mediastinum. They are used to be considered rare in incidence, with an indolent nature of biological behaviors, which led to the lack of high level evidence obtained from prospective randomized controlled trials to guide the clinical treatment. At present, the experience of diagnosis and treatment of thymic tumors varies greatly in different regions. And there are still many problems remain to be solved. This paper aims to establish a standardized surgical treatment based on the latest researches in surgical indications, resection extent, surgical approach, lymph node dissection and postoperative management of thymic tumors.