Importance of resection for locoregional disease control in Masaoka stage IVA thymic neoplasms.
Erin M BayleyKyle G MitchellWayne L HofstetterReza J MehranJack A RothBoris SepesiStephen G SwisherAra A VaporciyanGarrett L WalshMara B AntonoffDavid C RicePublished in: Journal of surgical oncology (2020)
Thymic neoplasms with pleural dissemination represents a treatment challenge. As part of a multidisciplinary approach, surgery appears to be associated with more favorable long-term results, although selection bias may account for some of the survival differences observed.