Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Thymectomy (VAT-T) with Lateral Thoracotomy for Stage II and III Thymoma

Thymoma has malignant potential and is the most common anterior mediastinal tumor. Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS), which is less invasive surgical procedure, is a good option for resecting Masaoka stage I tumors. Whether VATS is appropriate, depends on the surgeon's judgment and accurat...

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Published in:Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2013/02/20, Vol.19(1), pp.79-82
Main Authors: Hirai, Kyoji, Ibi, Takayuki, Bessho, Ryuzo, Koizumi, Kiyoshi, Shimizu, Kazuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Female
Humans
invasive thymoma
lateral thoracotomy
Male
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Neoplasm Staging
Patient Positioning
Predictive Value of Tests
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
Thoracotomy
Thymectomy - methods
Thymoma - pathology
Thymoma - surgery
Thymus Neoplasms - pathology
Thymus Neoplasms - surgery
Time Factors
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
video-assisted thymectomy
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Summary:Thymoma has malignant potential and is the most common anterior mediastinal tumor. Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS), which is less invasive surgical procedure, is a good option for resecting Masaoka stage I tumors. Whether VATS is appropriate, depends on the surgeon's judgment and accurate imaging diagnosis. We introduce a technique involving a combination of video-assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy (VAT-T) and lateral thoracotomy for stage II and some stage III thymomas that have locally invaded the lung and/or pericardium.
ISSN:1341-1098
2186-1005
DOI:10.5761/atcs.nm.11.01816