ArticleJournal of cardiothoracic surgery2020
Salvage surgery for stage IVa thymic carcinoma combined with aortic arch resection - case report.
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- Salvage Surgery Following Definitive Chemoradiotherapy and Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy for Locally Advanced Thymic Carcinoma.Interdisciplinary cardiovascular and thoracic surgery · 2026Article
- Salvage resection via a trans-manubrial approach after definitive chemoradiotherapy for initially unresectable thymic carcinoma in the superior mediastinum: a case report.Mediastinum (Hong Kong, China) · 2026Article
- Surgical treatment of a biphasic synovial sarcoma encasing the aortic arch and supra-aortic vessels.JTCVS techniques · 2025Article
- Thymic carcinoma recurring 11 years post-extended surgery: a case report.General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery cases · 2025Article
- Perioperative management and postoperative outcomes of locally advanced thymic epithelial tumors: a narrative review.Mediastinum (Hong Kong, China) · 2024Review
- Successful resection after first-line lenvatinib therapy in an advanced thymic carcinoma.Thoracic cancer · 2023Article
- Outcomes of extended surgical resections for locally advanced thymic malignancies: a narrative review.Gland surgery · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough complete surgical resection of thymic carcinoma is a prognostic factor, extended surgery combined with a major blood vessel procedure remains controversial because of the increased risk of mortality. We report a case of Stage IVa thymic carcinoma successfully resected with a pneumonectomy along with aortic arch replacement after chemotherapy. CASE PRESENTATION: A 45-year-old male was diagnosed with thymic carcinoma invasion to the aortic arch and left pulmonary artery. Malignant pericardial effusion was also noted, though disappeared after chemotherapy, thus surgical options were considered. A radical resection procedure including left pneumonectomy, aortic arch replacement with total rerouting of the supra-arch vessels, and right pulmonary artery plication was performed. The postoperative course was uneventful and the patient has been disease-free for 3 years.
conclusionExtended salvage surgery might be a valuable option for advanced thymic carcinoma.
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