Treatment of Recurrent Thymoma

Thymoma is a potential malignant disease with a recurrence rate of 10% to 30% after complete resection. There is no agreement on the treatment strategy and standard for recurrent thymoma. The treatment methods include reoperation, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted therapy and immunotherapy. In th...

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Main Authors: Xianping LIU, Xiao LI, Jianfeng LI
Format: Article
Language:zho
Published: Chinese Anti-Cancer Association; Chinese Antituberculosis Association 2020-03-01
Series:Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3779/j.issn.1009-3419.2020.03.11
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author Xianping LIU
Xiao LI
Jianfeng LI
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Xiao LI
Jianfeng LI
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description Thymoma is a potential malignant disease with a recurrence rate of 10% to 30% after complete resection. There is no agreement on the treatment strategy and standard for recurrent thymoma. The treatment methods include reoperation, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted therapy and immunotherapy. In this article, we review the previous literature and summarize the indications, efficacy and prognosis of different treatments for recurrent thymoma, so as to provide some reference for treatment criteria for recurrent thymoma.
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spelling doaj.art-cddbdabfd5b6474c8e3217749b77dc172022-12-21T23:56:40ZzhoChinese Anti-Cancer Association; Chinese Antituberculosis AssociationChinese Journal of Lung Cancer1009-34191999-61872020-03-0123320421010.3779/j.issn.1009-3419.2020.03.11Treatment of Recurrent ThymomaXianping LIU0Xiao LI1Jianfeng LI2Department of Thoracic Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, ChinaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, ChinaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, ChinaThymoma is a potential malignant disease with a recurrence rate of 10% to 30% after complete resection. There is no agreement on the treatment strategy and standard for recurrent thymoma. The treatment methods include reoperation, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted therapy and immunotherapy. In this article, we review the previous literature and summarize the indications, efficacy and prognosis of different treatments for recurrent thymoma, so as to provide some reference for treatment criteria for recurrent thymoma.http://dx.doi.org/10.3779/j.issn.1009-3419.2020.03.11recurrent thymomasurgical treatmentchemotherapyradiotherapytargeted therapy
spellingShingle Xianping LIU
Xiao LI
Jianfeng LI
Treatment of Recurrent Thymoma
Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer
recurrent thymoma
surgical treatment
chemotherapy
radiotherapy
targeted therapy
title Treatment of Recurrent Thymoma
title_full Treatment of Recurrent Thymoma
title_fullStr Treatment of Recurrent Thymoma
title_full_unstemmed Treatment of Recurrent Thymoma
title_short Treatment of Recurrent Thymoma
title_sort treatment of recurrent thymoma
topic recurrent thymoma
surgical treatment
chemotherapy
radiotherapy
targeted therapy
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