Thymoma and inter-relationships between clinical variables: A multicentre study in 537 patients

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1020-1027

  Filosso, Pier Luigi ^a   Venuta, Federico ^b   Oliaro, Alberto ^a   Ruffini, Enrico ^a   Rendina, Erino Angelo ^c   Margaritora, Stefano ^d   Casadio, Caterina ^e   Terzi, Alberto ^f   Rena, Ottavio ^e   Lococo, Filippo ^g   Guerrera, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^f S CROCE E CARLE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^g Azienda Ospedaliera Santa Maria Nuova   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer; Myasthenia gravis; Paraneoplastic disorders; Pathology; Surgery; Thymoma; World Health Organization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CHILD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECOND CANCER; THORAX SURGERY; THYMOMA; ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; ITALY; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PATHOLOGY; THYMUS NEOPLASMS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYMOMA; THYMUS NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84900558514     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezt567     Document Type: Article

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