Tumors of the thymus and thymic region: II. Clinicopathological studies on Hodgkin's disease of the thymus.
Ann Thorac Surg
; 25(2): 99-106, 1978 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
Among 82 patients with a tumor in the thymic region, 17 had a lesion that fulfilled the criteria for Hodgkin's disease of the thymus; the histopathological differentiation of this entity from thymomas is discussed. All patients received surgical treatment and postoperative radiotherapy. After a mean observation time of 10 years there was no local recurrence and no death due to the disease, though 3 deaths were cuased by the treatment. New clinical manifestations occurred in 3 of the 14 long-term survivors they were treated successfully by operation or irradiation. A very aggressive surgical approach involving extirpation of all tumor tissue, extensive excision of the surrounding tissues and adjacent lymph nodes, and supplementary radiotherapy seems to be the treatment of choice.
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01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias del Timo
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Enfermedad de Hodgkin
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ann Thorac Surg
Año:
1978
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Article