Salvage surgery for stage IVa thymic carcinoma combined with aortic arch resection – case report

Salvage surgery for stage IVa thymic carcinoma combined with aortic arch resection – case report

Abstract Background Although complete surgical resection of thymic carcinoma is a prognostic factor, extended surgery combined with a major blood vessel procedure remains controversial because of the increased risk of mortality. We report a case of Stage IVa thymic carcinoma successfully resected wi...

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Main Authors: Hiroyuki Yamato, Soichiro Funaki, Kazuo Shimamura, Keiwa Kin, Toru Kuratani, Yoshiki Sawa, Yasushi Shintani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Thymic carcinoma
Salvage surgery
Aortic arch replacement
Pneumonectomy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-020-01354-1

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