Does the world health organization histological classification predict outcomes after thymomectomy? results of a multicentre study on 750 patients

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 48-54

  Guerrera, Francesco ^a   Rendina, Erino Angelo ^b   Venuta, Federico ^c   Margaritora, Stefano ^d   Ciccone, Anna Maria ^b   Novellis, Pierluigi ^d   Novero, Domenico ^e   Anile, Marco ^c   Bora, Giulia ^a   Rena, Ottavio ^f   Casadio, Caterina ^g   Mussi, Alfredo ^g   Evangelista, Andrea ^e   Ruffini, Enrico ^a   Lucchi, Marco ^g   Filosso, Pier Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^e MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Histology; Recurrence; Surgery; Survival; Thymoma; WHO classification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURVIVAL RATE; THORACOTOMY; THYMOMA; THYMOMECTOMY; THYMUS SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION HISTOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; THYMECTOMY; THYMUS; THYMUS NEOPLASMS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA; THYMUS GLAND; THYMUS NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84936887444     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezu368     Document Type: Article

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