Marco Chiappetta, Filippo Lococo, Carolina Sassorossi, Clemens Aigner, Till Ploenes, Dirk Van Raemdonck, Cedric Vanluyten, Paul Van Schil, Apostolos C Agrafiotis, Francesco Guerrera, Paraskevas Lyberis, Monica Casiraghi, Lorenzo Spiaggiari, Charalambos Zisis, Christina Magou, Bernhard Moser, Jonas Bauer, Pascal Alexandre Thomas, Geoffrey Brioude, Stefano Passani, Zalan Zsanto, Isabella Sperduti, Stefano Margaritora
BACKGROUND: The role of the number of involved structures (NIS) in thymic epithelial tumors (TETs) has been investigated for inclusion in future staging systems, but large cohort results still are missing. This study aimed to analyze the prognostic role of NIS for patients included in the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) thymic database who underwent surgical resection. METHODS: Clinical and pathologic data of patients from the ESTS thymic database who underwent surgery for TET from January 2000 to July 2019 with infiltration of surrounding structures were reviewed and analyzed...
March 26, 2024: Annals of Surgical Oncology