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Thymomas: Review of Current Clinical Practice

^a Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
^b Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
^c Division of Cardiac, Thoracic, Transplant, and Vascular Surgery, Hanover Medical School, Hanover, Germany

^_* Address correspondence to Dr Fischer, Thoracic Surgery and Lung Support Program, Division of Cardiac, Thoracic, Transplant, and Vascular Surgery, Hanover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, Hanover, 30625, Germany (Email: fischer.stefan{at}mh-hannover.de).

Thymomas are the most common tumors of the mediastinum. The introduction of multimodality treatment strategies, as well as novel approaches to the diagnosis of these tumors, has led to changes in the clinical management of thymomas. Here we review the literature for current clinical practice in the diagnosis, management, and treatment of thymomas.