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Thymoma
Research from University of Pisa provides new data about thymoma
June 8th, 2009
According to recent research published in the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, "A complete surgical resection is the cornerstone of therapy of thymic tumors. Unfortunately, there is no standard treatment for pleural recurrence." "This article describes our overall experience with the surgical treatment of pleural implants in patients who previously underwent resection of a thymoma. From January 1980 to June 2006, 20 patients previously operated on for a thymoma were operated on for the surgical resection of pleural implants. Patients with the initial Masaoka stage IVA were excluded from our analysis. Our sample comprised 10 male and 10 female...
Source: Biotech Business Week (2009-06-08)
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