Multimodality therapy for thymoma patients with pleural dissemination.

Shota NakamuraKoji KawaguchiTakayuki FukuiShuhei HakiriNaoki OzekiShunsuke MoriMasaki GotoKumiko HashimotoToshinari ItoKohei Yokoi

Published in: General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (2019)

Multidisciplinary treatment using induction CAMP therapy and surgical resection for thymoma patients with pleural dissemination was effective and feasible. Because of the low recurrent rate of disease, young patients with good cardiopulmonary function and well-controlled MG might be good candidates for EPP.

Keyphrases

myasthenia gravis
binding protein
combination therapy
mesenchymal stem cells
bone marrow
smoking cessation