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1. Resection of thymic carcinoma after induction therapy and reconstruction of right ventricular outflow tract with pulmonary homograft.

Author

Cafarotti S, Torre TM, Patella M, and Demertzis S

Subjects
Humans, Induction Chemotherapy, Treatment Outcome, Allografts, Thymoma surgery, Thymoma pathology, Thymus Neoplasms surgery, Thymus Neoplasms pathology, Carcinoma therapy
Abstract

Treatment of malignant epithelial thymic tumours, including thymoma and thymic carcinoma, is based on surgical resection, whenever possible. Mainstay of surgical treatment is complete resection with clear margins. This may require resection of adjacent structures, even major vessels. We describe a case of resection of the main pulmonary artery trunk and reconstruction with cadaveric homograft after induction chemo-radiotherapy for a locally advanced thymic carcinoma. Written informed consent was obtained from the patient., (© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. All rights reserved.)

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2023
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