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Even following a thymectomy performed with radical intent, thymoma may recur several years later, usually as a locoregional relapse. A rewarding long-term survival may be expected after treatment, especially when a re-resection (radical) is performed (82.4% at 5 years). An histopathological "WHO upgrade" (from "low-risk" WHO classes at thymectomy to "high-risk classes" at relapse) may be observed in a remarkable percentage of patients (nearly 40% in this series), but this phenomenon seems to be not correlated with any worsening of the prognosis.

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Even if characterized by an indolent behavior, BCs may spread to lymph node or distant or present with local recurrence. Amid all prognostic factors, the presence of DM demonstrated to be the strongest negative one.

At present, more than 80,000 people are affected by COVID-19 in Italy leading to COVID-19-related death in more than 7000 patients. PET scans are still offered to

Tumour histology and lymph nodal involvement are definitively the predominant and relevant factors influencing survival. ACs showed an intermediate prognosis between TCs and poorly differentiated NETs.

TachoSil® was superior to standard stapling and suturing aerostatic techniques in reducing postoperative air leaks in patients undergoing redo thoracic surgery.

Chest wall (CW) involvement occurs in approximately 5% of all primary lung neoplasms.According to the most recent TNM classification, lung tumors invading CW are classified as T3, and they represent approximately 45% of all T3 lung cancers. The most common clinical symptom at presentation is chest pain (>60%), which is highly specific of CW infiltration (>90%). Dyspnoea and hemoptysis are also described, especially in case of large lesions. A realistic chance to cure locally advanced tumors invading CW is a surgical resection, consisting in the excision of the primary lung cancer along with the involved CW (sometimes an "en-bloc" resection) and an appropriate lymph-nodal dissection. However, such patients are at high-risk of facing postoperative complications; prognosis mainly depends on: (I) the completeness of resection; and (II) the lymph-nodal involvement. Hence, due to these reasons (incidence, symptoms, prognosis, post-operative complications), such category of patients are to be carefully assessed preoperatively and if deemed practicable, surgery should be taken into consideration. In this view, the aim of this paper is to critically review the most recent series of lung tumors invading the CW, with a particular focus on patients' preoperative evaluation, surgical techniques, postoperative complications and overall outcome.