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Minimally Invasive Thymoma

MedGen UID:
313441
•Concept ID:
C1709035
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

A thymoma that focally infiltrates the surrounding capsule and invades the mediastinal fat. This type of thymoma is usually recognized only after microscopic examination. Grossly, it appears indistinguishable from encapsulated thymoma. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMinimally Invasive Thymoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Surgical management of thymic epithelial tumors.
Shintani Y, Funaki S, Ose N, Kanou T, Fukui E, Kimura K, Minami M
Surg Today 2021 Mar;51(3):331-339. Epub 2020 Jul 10 doi: 10.1007/s00595-020-02070-y. PMID: 32647929
Treatment strategy and prognostic analysis of spinal metastases from thymomas: A retrospective study from a single center.
Liu S, Zhou X, Song A, Huo Z, Yao S, Wang Y, Liu Y
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2020 Sep;196:106056. Epub 2020 Jun 29 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2020.106056. PMID: 32622111
Thymoma: current diagnosis and treatment.
Detterbeck FC, Zeeshan A
Chin Med J (Engl) 2013;126(11):2186-91. PMID: 23769581

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Comparative study of the clinical efficacy of subcostal thoracoscopy and median sternotomy in treating thymoma: a propensity score-matching analysis.
Yin X, Xue S, Guo Y, Cheng S, Feng Z, Zhao Z, Zhou Y, Yuan D
J Int Med Res 2024 Jan;52(1):3000605231214470. doi: 10.1177/03000605231214470. PMID: 38194488Free PMC Article
Minimally invasive thymectomy and open thymectomy: outcome analysis of 263 patients.
Jurado J, Javidfar J, Newmark A, Lavelle M, Bacchetta M, Gorenstein L, D'Ovidio F, Ginsburg ME, Sonett JR
Ann Thorac Surg 2012 Sep;94(3):974-81; discussion 981-2. Epub 2012 Jun 28 doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.04.097. PMID: 22748641

Diagnosis

Minimally invasive thymectomy and open thymectomy: outcome analysis of 263 patients.
Jurado J, Javidfar J, Newmark A, Lavelle M, Bacchetta M, Gorenstein L, D'Ovidio F, Ginsburg ME, Sonett JR
Ann Thorac Surg 2012 Sep;94(3):974-81; discussion 981-2. Epub 2012 Jun 28 doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.04.097. PMID: 22748641
Imaging of an invasive malignant thymoma on PET Scan: CT and histopathologic correlation.
Bagga S, Bloch EM
Clin Nucl Med 2006 Oct;31(10):614-6. doi: 10.1097/01.rlu.0000238258.33680.ec. PMID: 16985366

Therapy

Minimally invasive thymectomy and open thymectomy: outcome analysis of 263 patients.
Jurado J, Javidfar J, Newmark A, Lavelle M, Bacchetta M, Gorenstein L, D'Ovidio F, Ginsburg ME, Sonett JR
Ann Thorac Surg 2012 Sep;94(3):974-81; discussion 981-2. Epub 2012 Jun 28 doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.04.097. PMID: 22748641

Prognosis

Minimally invasive thymectomy and open thymectomy: outcome analysis of 263 patients.
Jurado J, Javidfar J, Newmark A, Lavelle M, Bacchetta M, Gorenstein L, D'Ovidio F, Ginsburg ME, Sonett JR
Ann Thorac Surg 2012 Sep;94(3):974-81; discussion 981-2. Epub 2012 Jun 28 doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.04.097. PMID: 22748641

Clinical prediction guides

Comparative study of the clinical efficacy of subcostal thoracoscopy and median sternotomy in treating thymoma: a propensity score-matching analysis.
Yin X, Xue S, Guo Y, Cheng S, Feng Z, Zhao Z, Zhou Y, Yuan D
J Int Med Res 2024 Jan;52(1):3000605231214470. doi: 10.1177/03000605231214470. PMID: 38194488Free PMC Article

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