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Radical thymectomy versus conservative thymomectomy in the surgical treatment of thymic malignancies.

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Published in 2018 at "Journal of thoracic disease"

DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2018.06.04

Abstract: Background Complete thymectomy is recommended for thymic malignancies to reduce local recurrence and the likelihood of the long-term development of myasthenia gravis (MG). Thymus-conserving surgery (thymomectomy) seems to yield similar results, but evidence is still… read more here.

Keywords: surgery; conservative thymomectomy; radical thymectomy; thymic malignancies ... See more keywords