Exploration of extended thymectomy through subxiphoid approach for selected Masaoka stage Ⅲ thymic tumors / 中华胸心血管外科杂志

ABSTRACT

In this paper, we summarized the domestic and foreign researches on the application of the subxiphoid approach in complex thymic surgery, and shared the cases of extended thymectomy with elevated sternum with double retractors in our unit, and explored the prospect of this approach in Masaoka stage Ⅲ thymic tumor patients.