Thymic Carcinoma: A Cohort Study of Patients from the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database

Ruffini, Enrico; Detterbeck, Frank; Van Raemdonck, Dirk; Rocco, Gaetano; Thomas, Pascal; Weder, Walter; Brunelli, Alessandro; Guerrera, Francesco; Keshavjee, Shaf; Altorki, Nasser; Schuetzner, Jan; Arame, Alex; Spaggiari, Lorenzo; Lim, Eric; Toker, Alper; Venuta, Federico

doi:10.1097/jto.0000000000000128

Thymic Carcinoma: A Cohort Study of Patients from the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database

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Ruffini E., Detterbeck F., Van Raemdonck D., Rocco G., Thomas P., Weder W., ...More

JOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGY, vol.9, no.4, pp.541-548, 2014 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 9 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2014
Doi Number: 10.1097/jto.0000000000000128
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.541-548
Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Thymic carcinoma is a rare and aggressive thymic neoplasm. The European Society of Thoracic Surgeons developed a retrospective database collecting patients undergoing resection for thymic tumors from 1990 to 2010.