%0 Journal Article
%T Pleural recurrences of thymoma: role and effectiveness of intrathoracic chemohyperthermia
%A Federico Rea
%A Giovanni Maria Comacchio
%A Giuseppe Marulli
%A Marco Mammana
%J SCIE-indexed Journal
%D 2017
%R 10.21037/jtd.2017.09.55
%X Thymoma is a rare tumor of the anterior mediastinum characterized by a relatively indolent behavior. Surgery is the cornerstone in the treatment of this tumor and completeness of resection is the main prognostic factor (1). However, despite a complete resection, recurrence of thymoma can occur in 10¨C30% of patients, following a mean disease-free period that ranges between 60 and 80 months (2). The most established risk factors for tumor recurrence are advanced Masaoka stage and WHO histotype (3,4)
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