ArticleJournal of thoracic disease2013
Thymic neoplasm: a rare disease with a complex clinical presentation.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.
- Clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes in thymoma- related aplastic anemia: a case report and literature review.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Minimally Invasive versus Open Thymectomy for Thymic Malignancies: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer · 2016Pooled it
- Management of liver metastases secondary to thymic epithelial tumors: a narrative review of current management and future directions.Mediastinum (Hong Kong, China) · 2026Review
- Thymoma-Associated Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Myasthenia Gravis.Case reports in rheumatology · 2026Article
- Metabolic signatures of thymomas: potential biomarkers and treatment targets.European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery · 2024Article
- Unraveling the Role of Histone Variant CENP-A and Chaperone HJURP Expression in Thymic Epithelial Neoplasms.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- Ephrin Receptors (Ephs) Expression in Thymic Epithelial Tumors: Prognostic Implications and Future Therapeutic Approaches.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Thymic epithelial tumors: Do we know all the prognostic factors?Thoracic cancer · 2021Article
- Oncological resection, myasthenia gravis and staging as prognostic factors in thymic tumours: a Chilean case series.Ecancermedicalscience · 2021Article
- Immunobiology of Thymic Epithelial Tumors: Implications for Immunotherapy with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020Review
- Diagnostic Roles of Immunohistochemistry in Thymic Tumors: Differentiation between Thymic Carcinoma and Thymoma.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Diffuse pulmonary meningothelial like nodules simulating metastatic thymoma.Journal of thoracic disease · 2018Article
- Response to nab-paclitaxel and nedaplatin in a heavily-metastatic thymic carcinoma: A case report.Oncology letters · 2015Article
- Management of metastatic malignant thymoma with advanced radiation and chemotherapy techniques: report of a rare case.World journal of surgical oncology · 2015Article
- A case of co-existing paraganglioma and thymoma.SpringerPlus · 2015Article
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Abstract
Thymic neoplasms constitute a broad category of rare lesions with a wide spectrum of pathologic characteristics and clinical presentations which therefore require a high index of suspicion to diagnose. The natural history of the disease is seldom predictable, anywhere from an indolent to an aggressively malignant course. Although the classification and staging of these lesions are complex and controversial, complete radical surgical resection remains the gold standard of therapy. Radiation and chemotherapy are important elements of the multimodality approach to treating these patients and it is important for thoracic surgeons to work closely with their colleagues in other disciplines in the management of and future research endeavors in thymic neoplasm. In this review, we discuss the evaluation of the patient with an anterior mediastinal mass, the classification and staging of thymic neoplasms, the role of surgery, radiation and chemotherapy in treating this disease, as well as future directions in research for novel targeted therapies.
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