Abstract:Background: Thymomas, although rare, remain the most frequently encountered primary tumor of the anterior mediastinum comprising about 50% of all masses in the region. Surgical resection, via thymectomy, remains the mainstay treatment modality conventionally. In locally advanced and borderline resectable tumors, neoadjuvant chemotherapy may be utilized to increase the chance of R0 resection. Therefore, questions of efficacy and safety of the NACT arise.Methods: Data from 25 patients (10 NACT vs 15 primary surg… Show more
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