ArticleThoracic cancer2022
Usefulness of positron-emission tomography for predicting the World Health Organization grade of thymic epithelial tumors.
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- Imaging-based criteria for minimally invasive versus open surgery in thymic tumors: a narrative review.Mediastinum (Hong Kong, China) · 2026Review
- Serial positron-emission tomography after induction therapy as a predictor of prognostic outcomes for patients with thymic carcinoma.Surgery today · 2025Article
- The role of calcification in predicting invasion of thymoma to adjacent organs.Surgery today · 2024Article
- Practical methods to differentiate thymic malignancies by positron-emission tomography and tumor markers.Surgery today · 2024Article
- Usefulness of positron-emission tomography for predicting the World Health Organization grade of thymic epithelial tumors.Thoracic cancer · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundIt is often difficult to distinguish between thymoma and thymic carcinoma by preoperative radiological tests. While there have been some reports that the maximum standardized uptake value (SUV
methodsFrom 2011 to 2019, 129 patients with thymic epithelial tumor who underwent PET-CT before surgical treatment were enrolled. The relevance of the SUV
resultsA total of 99 thymoma cases and 30 thymic carcinoma cases were enrolled into the study. The SUV
conclusionsPET-CT might provide significant information for differentiating images of thymoma and thymic carcinoma. We experienced several cases of thymic carcinoma with a moderate SUV
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