1. Optimal management of thymic malignancies: current perspectives
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Drevet, Gabrielle, Stéphane, Collaud, Tronc, François, Girard, Nicolas, Maury, Jean-Michel, Hôpital Louis Pradel [CHU - HCL], Hospices Civils de Lyon (HCL), Institut Curie [Paris], Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lyon, Infections Virales et Pathologie Comparée - UMR 754 (IVPC), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), and Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon
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surgery ,radiation ,thymomas ,[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] ,Review ,thymic epithelial tumors ,chemotherapy ,thymic carcinomas - Abstract
International audience; Thymic epithelial tumors (TETs) belong to orphan oncology. The incidence of TETs is about 1.3-3.2 cases per million worldwide. Following pathology, evolution and prognosis are variable. The World Health Organization classification distinguishes thymomas and thymic carcinomas. TETs are composed of thymic epithelial tumoral cells and normal lymphocytes. The mean age at diagnosis is 50-60 years-old. There are no identified risk factors. TETs are frequently associated with paraneoplastic syndromes as myasthenia gravis. The complete R-0 surgical resection is the most significant prognosis factor on survival. In 2010, the French National Institute of Cancer labeled the RYTHMIC network as a specific tumor board including thoracic surgeons, oncologist, and radiation therapist to define standard of care for the management of TETs. The aim of the review was to update knowledge to optimize the standard of care.
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- 2019
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