Postoperative Radiotherapy in Thymic Carcinoma : A case report
Journal of Lung Cancer
;
: 133-136, 2004.
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em Coreano
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ABSTRACT
Thymic carcinoma is a rare neoplasm arising in the thymic epithelium. The prognosis of thymic carcinoma is often poor with an aggressive histologic appearance and clinical course. However, few studies about efficacy of treatment modalities have been published because of the rarity of this tumor. Although resection of tumor is the first choice in the treatment of thymic carcinoma, the optimal adjuvant therapy has yet to be defined. A case showed that a patient with thymic carcinoma should be treated by tumor resection followed by radiotherapy alone. And we consider proper management for thymic carcinoma with reviewing literatures
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Assunto principal:
Prognóstico
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Radioterapia
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Timoma
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Tratamento Farmacológico
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Epitélio
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of Lung Cancer
Ano de publicação:
2004
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