Recurrence of stage I thymoma 32 years after total excision

Authors
Awad, WI Symmans, PJ Dussek, JE
Citation
Wi. Awad et al., Recurrence of stage I thymoma 32 years after total excision, ANN THORAC, 66(6), 1998, pp. 2106-2108
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Medical Research Diagnosis & Treatment
Journal title
ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
ISSN journal
00034975 → ACNP
Volume
66
Issue
6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
2106 - 2108
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(199812)66:6<2106:ROSIT3>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Malignant thymomas are invasive and recur frequently, but noninvasive thymo mas rarely do so. We report on a case of recurrent thymoma in a 50-year-old white man, 32 years after total excision of a stage I thymoma. We stress t he importance of long-term follow-up in all patients. (C) 1998 by The Socie ty of Thoracic Surgeons.