Recurrence of noninvasive thymomas. Report of Four Cases and Review of Literature

✍ Scribed by Robert E. Fechner

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1969
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 512 KB
• Volume: 23
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0008-543X
• DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(196906)23:6<1423::aid-cncr2820230625>3.0.co;2-m

✦ Synopsis

Less than 2% of noninvasive (benign, encapsulated) thymomas recur after resection and usually take 1 of 2 different forms: (1) pleural implants, (2) localized mediastinal tumor. It is uncommon to have these patterns occur together, and mediastinal recurrence of a noninvasive thymoma may be amenable to a second complete resection as in 2 of our patients. Recognition of this natural history should prompt consideration of surgery since the outcome of radiotherapy is unpredictable.