Early Masaoka stage and complete resection is important for prognosis of thymic carcinoma: a 20-year experience at a single institution

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 159-163

  Lee, Chang Young ^a   Bae, Mi Kyung ^a   Park, In Kyu ^a   Kim, Dae Joon ^a   Lee, Jin Gu ^a   Chung, Kyung Young ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Complete resection; Masaoka stage; Prognostic factor; Thymic carcinoma

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT CANCER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; THYMOMA; THYMUS CARCINOMA;

ADULT; AGED; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; THYMUS NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67349197809     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.02.019     Document Type: Article

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