ReviewJournal of thoracic disease2020
Pathology of thymoma-where are we today?
Review in Journal of thoracic disease, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Biomarkers Suitable for Early Detection of Intrathoracic Cancers in Primary Care: A Systematic Review.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2025Pooled it
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- Case Report: A New Tool for Anterior Chest Wall Reconstruction After Sternal Resection for Primary Or Secondary Tumors.Frontiers in surgery · 2021Article
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Abstract
Thymoma is the commonest epithelial neoplasm arising from thymus gland. Tumour is slow growing and in the absence of metastasis, surgery is the treatment of choice. Complete resection and bland morphology are important prognostic features. However, a significant proportion of these tumours tend to recur. These recurrent tumours, advanced thymomas and thymic carcinomas require platinum-based combination chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Efforts are being made to explore additional treatment modalities to control disease with the aim of improving survival. Number of thymoma cases worldwide is small in comparison to lung cancers. As a result, fewer studies have been carried out to enhance our understanding of molecular events responsible for the initiation, maintenance, and progression of thymomas. Inspite of this there are advances in understanding the pathology of thymic epithelial neoplasms including genetics, PD-L1 and molecular testing which has bearing on the prognosis, post-surgical management, and testing algorithm. Similar to pulmonary pathology, thymic epithelial tumours will require adequate tumour sampling to carry out ancillary testing. Mutational analytical tests include
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