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Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:1180-1181
© 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Adjuvant Radiation With Modern Techniques is the Standard of Care for Stage III Thymoma

Jamie A. Cesaretti, MD

Department of Radiation Oncology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1 Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1236, New York, NY 10029

(Email: jamie.cesaretti@msnyuhealth.org).

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To the Editor:

I read with interest the article by Mangi and Colleagues [1]. The authors claim that adjuvant radiation is not needed for stage III thymoma based on the retrospective review of follow-up records of 45 patients treated between 1972 and 2004 at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Thirty-eight of the patients received radiation based on various criteria including clinical intuition. The comparison group consisted of 7 patients, 5 of whom were observed without adjuvant treatment for more than 12 months. I strongly believe that such a strong negative conclusion regarding efficacy of adjuvant radiotherapy is without merit when based on a very small observation group. . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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