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Ann Thorac Surg 1978;25:91-98
© 1978 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Tumors of the Thymus and Thymic Region: I. Clinicopathological Studies on Thymomas

N.P. Bergh, M.D., P. Gatzinsky, M.D., S. Larsson, M.D.*, P. Lundin, M.D., B. Ridell, M.D.

Departments of Thoracic Surgery and Pathology I, Sahlgren's Hospital, University of Göteborg, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Accepted for publication June 21, 1977.

* Address reprint requests to Dr. Larsson, Thoracic Surgical Clinic, Sahlgren's Hospital, 413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden

A series of 43 patients with thymoma was reviewed. The patients were classified with respect to some factors of prognostic significance. The tumors were reclassified histologically, and a staging system with three defined stage-groups was applied to the series on the basis of operative findings and histological examination of surgical specimens. Surgical-pathological staging is of high prognostic and therapeutic importance in thymomas.

Complete removal of the tumor was possible in the 25 patients with stage I or II disease and in 14 of the 18 patients with stage III tumors. Pleural metastases were observed in half of the patients with stage III disease. Even patients with extensive local spread or pleural metastases were subjected to tumor resection. The treatment of choice is radical resection alone in stage I; radical extirpation and, if indicated, post-operative radiotherapy in stage II; and radical resection whenever possible, even in cases of pleural spread, in stage III, with postoperative radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Myasthenia gravis is an indication rather than a contraindication to radical treatment of thymoma, although some patients may deteriorate. The importance of total thymectomy is stressed.




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