State-of-the-art classification and multimodality treatment of malignant thymoma

State-of-the-art classification and multimodality treatment of malignant thymoma

Abstract Thymomas are the most common tumors of the anterior mediastinum. Classification, treatment options and understanding of the pathophysiology of thymoma have changed over the past years. It is hoped that novel therapeutic strategies will lead to a survival benefit in these patients. It has tu...

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Published in:Cancer treatment reviews Vol. 38; no. 5; pp. 540 - 548
Main Authors: Koppitz, Hannah, Rockstroh, Jürgen K, Schüller, Heinrich, Standop, Jens, Skowasch, Dirk, Müller-Hermelink, Hans Konrad, Schmidt-Wolf, Ingo G.H
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01-08-2012
Subjects:
Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
Classification
Combined Modality Therapy
Diagnosis, Differential
Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine
Humans
Neoadjuvant Therapy
Review
Therapy
Thymoma
Thymoma - classification
Thymoma - epidemiology
Thymoma - etiology
Thymoma - pathology
Thymoma - therapy
Thymus Neoplasms - classification
Thymus Neoplasms - epidemiology
Thymus Neoplasms - etiology
Thymus Neoplasms - pathology
Thymus Neoplasms - therapy
Therapy
Review
Thymoma
Classification
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Summary:Abstract Thymomas are the most common tumors of the anterior mediastinum. Classification, treatment options and understanding of the pathophysiology of thymoma have changed over the past years. It is hoped that novel therapeutic strategies will lead to a survival benefit in these patients. It has turned out that patients with thymoma are best treated with multimodality therapy. In this review, a pathologist, an immunologist, a surgeon, a radiotherapist, a pneumologist and oncologists discuss the current status of classification and strategies for the treatment of thymoma patients.
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ISSN:0305-7372
1532-1967
DOI:10.1016/j.ctrv.2011.11.010