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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

American Radium Society Appropriate Use Criteria for Radiation Therapy in the Multidisciplinary Management of Thymic Carcinoma.
Chun SG, Rimner A, Amini A, Chang JY, Donington J, Edelman MJ, Geng Y, Gubens MA, Higgins KA, Iyengar P, Movsas B, Ning MS, Park HS, Rodrigues G, Wolf A, Simone CB 2nd
JAMA Oncol 2023 Jul 1;9(7):971-980. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2023.1175. PMID: 37186595
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
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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