Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
9184594 Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2005 7 Pages PDF
Abstract
Thymoma is a rare neoplasm usually with an indolent growth pattern; however, local invasion and/or metastases may occur. The association with several paraneoplastic syndromes, especially myasthenia gravis, makes thymoma an interesting biologic tumor model. Surgery has been the standard of care for early stage disease with high cure rates anticipated. Multimodality therapy can result in long-term disease-free survival for patients presenting with locally advanced disease.
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