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ArticleAnnals of surgical oncology2021

Tumor Maximum Area May Determine the Survival Outcomes of Patients with Thymic Epithelial Tumors.

Dong Tian, Haruhiko Shiiya, Masaaki Sato, Jun Nakajima

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Article in Annals of surgical oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Dong TianDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8510-8309
Haruhiko ShiiyaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Masaaki SatoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Jun NakajimaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. nakajima-tho@h.u-tokyo.ac.jp.

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Abstract

backgroundThe tumor maximum area (TMA) of thymic epithelial tumors (TETs) is not mentioned in current staging systems. This study aimed to assess whether TMA is of prognostic significance in TETs.

methodsPatients who underwent extended thymectomy for TETs from 2001 to 2019 at our institute were retrospectively reviewed. TMA was examined by computed tomography imaging prior to surgery. Time-dependent receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to divide the cohort into two groups. The relationships between the TMA and clinicopathological characteristics or survival outcomes were assessed. Cox proportional hazards models were used to identify independent prognostic factors.

resultsA total of 122 TET patients were included for evaluation, with a median age of 61 years (range 27-83). The time-dependent ROC curve indicated that the difference in 10-year overall survival (OS) was most significant for a TMA of 1392 mm

conclusionsA larger TMA is associated with a more advanced TNM stage and disease progression in TET patients and may indicate worse survival outcomes, even if more patients receive adjuvant therapy.

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Neoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialThymus NeoplasmsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overDisease-Free SurvivalHumansMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPrognosisRetrospective StudiesThymectomy

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