Zhongguo fei ai za zhi = Chinese journal of lung cancer
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Zhongguo Fei Ai Za Zhi · Jul 2016
[Role of Postoperative Radiotherapy for Stage I/II/III Thymic Tumor - Results of the ChART Retrospective Database].
Postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) for thymic tumor is still controversial. The object of the study is to evaluate the role of PORT for stage I/II/III thymic tumor. ⋯ The current retrospective study indicated that PORT after incomplete resection could improve OS and DFS for patients with stage I/II/III thymic tumor. But for those after complete resection, PORT may not help improve prognosis on the whole. .
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Zhongguo Fei Ai Za Zhi · Jul 2016
[Perioperative Outcomes and Long-term Survival in Clinically Early-stage Thymic Malignancies: Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Thymectomy versus Open Approaches].
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) theoretically offers advantages over open thymectomy for clinically early-stage (Masaoka-Koga stage I and II) thymic malignancies. However, longterm outcomes have not been well studied. We compared the postoperative outcomes and survival from a cohort study based on the database of the Chinese Alliance for Research in Thymomas (ChART). ⋯ This study suggests that VATS thymectomy is an effective approach for clinically early-stage thymic malignancies. And it may offer better perioperative outcomes, as well as equal oncological survival. .