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ArticleZhongguo fei ai za zhi = Chinese journal of lung cancer2018

[Minimally Invasive Surgery in Thymic Malignances].

Wentao Fang, Zhitao Gu, Keneng Chen, Members of the Chinese Alliance for Research in Thymomas

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Article in Zhongguo fei ai za zhi = Chinese journal of lung cancer, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 authors.

Wentao FangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200030, China.
Zhitao GuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200030, China.
Keneng ChenDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Beijing Cancer Hospital, Beijing 100142, China.
Members of the Chinese Alliance for Research in Thymomas

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Surgery is the most important therapy for thymic malignances. The last decade has seen increasing adoption of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for thymectomy. MIS for early stage thymoma patients has been shown to yield similar oncological results while being helpful in minimize surgical trauma, improving postoperative recovery, and reduce incisional pain. Meanwhile, With the advance in surgical techniques, the patients with locally advanced thymic tumors, preoperative induction therapies or recurrent diseases, may also benefit from MIS in selected cases.

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HumansMinimally Invasive Surgical ProceduresRetrospective StudiesThymomaThymus NeoplasmsMinimally invasive surgeryThymic malignanceVideo-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

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PMID29587903
PMCPMC5973338

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