| Autor: |
M Resbeut, F Momex, P Richaud, T Bachelot, G Jung, X Mirabel, C Marchal, JP Lagrange, P Rambert, G Chaplain, TD N'Guyen, JA Gastaut |
| Rok vydání: |
1995 |
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| Zdroj: |
Bulletin du Cancer/Radiothérapie. 82:9-19 |
| ISSN: |
0924-4212 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/0924-4212(96)81491-5 |
| Popis: |
Thymomas is a rare disease. Staging systems and surgical adjuvant treatments remain controversial. We retrospectively reviewed the outcome and the prognostic factors in a series of 149 patients with non metastatic thymomas treated in ten French cancer centers between 1979 and 1990. Patients were staged according to the "GETT" classification derived from that of Masaoka. There were 13 stage I patients, 46 stage II, 58 stage III and 32 stage IV. Surgery consisted of complete resection in 63 patients, partial resection in 31 patients and biopsy alone in 55 patients. All patients received postoperative radiation therapy and 74 were given postoperative chemotherapy. Median follow-up was 7.7 years. Local control was obtained in 117 patients (78.5%) and was influenced by the extent of surgery (p 60 Gy) must be evaluated. Despite the benefit of the chemotherapy in this retrospective and multicentric study, the role of this treatment remains to be assessed. |
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OpenAIRE |
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