Difficult Decisions in Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Thymus
A minimally invasive resection of thymomas has been accepted as standard of care in the last decade for early stage thymomas. This is somewhat controversial in terms of higher-staged thymomas and myasthenia gravis patients due to the prognostic importance of complete resections and the indolent char...
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| author | Ankit Dhamija Jahnavi Kakuturu J. W. Awori Hayanga Alper Toker |
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| description | A minimally invasive resection of thymomas has been accepted as standard of care in the last decade for early stage thymomas. This is somewhat controversial in terms of higher-staged thymomas and myasthenia gravis patients due to the prognostic importance of complete resections and the indolent characteristics of the disease process. Despite concerted efforts to standardize minimally invasive approaches, there is still controversy as to the extent of excision, approach of surgery, and the platform utilized. In this article, we aim to provide our surgical perspective of thymic resection and a review of the existing literature. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d9b2dc1d882f4959b338a0b1ccbc73252023-11-23T02:10:53ZengMDPI AGCancers2072-66942021-11-011323588710.3390/cancers13235887Difficult Decisions in Minimally Invasive Surgery of the ThymusAnkit Dhamija0Jahnavi Kakuturu1J. W. Awori Hayanga2Alper Toker3Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USADepartment of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, West Virginia University School of Medicine Morgantown, Morgantown, WV 26506, USADepartment of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, West Virginia University School of Medicine Morgantown, Morgantown, WV 26506, USADepartment of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, West Virginia University School of Medicine Morgantown, Morgantown, WV 26506, USAA minimally invasive resection of thymomas has been accepted as standard of care in the last decade for early stage thymomas. This is somewhat controversial in terms of higher-staged thymomas and myasthenia gravis patients due to the prognostic importance of complete resections and the indolent characteristics of the disease process. Despite concerted efforts to standardize minimally invasive approaches, there is still controversy as to the extent of excision, approach of surgery, and the platform utilized. In this article, we aim to provide our surgical perspective of thymic resection and a review of the existing literature.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/23/5887thymusmyasthenia gravissurgery |
| spellingShingle | Ankit Dhamija Jahnavi Kakuturu J. W. Awori Hayanga Alper Toker Difficult Decisions in Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Thymus Cancers thymus myasthenia gravis surgery |
| title | Difficult Decisions in Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Thymus |
| title_full | Difficult Decisions in Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Thymus |
| title_fullStr | Difficult Decisions in Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Thymus |
| title_full_unstemmed | Difficult Decisions in Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Thymus |
| title_short | Difficult Decisions in Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Thymus |
| title_sort | difficult decisions in minimally invasive surgery of the thymus |
| topic | thymus myasthenia gravis surgery |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/23/5887 |
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