2019
A systematic review of paraneoplastic syndromes associated with thymoma: Treatment modalities, recurrence, and outcomes in resected cases
Zhao J, Bhatnagar V, Ding L, Atay SM, David EA, McFadden PM, Stamnes S, Lechtholz-Zey E, Wightman SC, Detterbeck FC, Kim AW. A systematic review of paraneoplastic syndromes associated with thymoma: Treatment modalities, recurrence, and outcomes in resected cases. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2019, 160: 306-314.e14. PMID: 31982129, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.11.052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReport from the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons prospective thymic database 2017: a powerful resource for a collaborative global effort to manage thymic tumours
Ruffini E, Guerrera F, Brunelli A, Passani S, Pellicano D, Thomas P, Van Raemdonck D, Rocco G, Venuta F, Weder W, Detterbeck F, Falcoz PE. Report from the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons prospective thymic database 2017: a powerful resource for a collaborative global effort to manage thymic tumours. European Journal Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2019, 55: 601-609. PMID: 30649256, DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezy448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuroendocrine thymic tumoursThymic tumorsAdjuvant treatmentThymic carcinomaStage IStage IIIB tumorsEuropean SocietyStage IV tumorsOverall recurrence rateInvasive surgical approachNew International AssociationCollaborative global effortIIIB tumorsProspective databaseStage IIIAMetastasis classificationRecurrence rateGroup tumorsRare tumorSurgical approachRetrospective databaseInvasive techniquesStage IIIPatientsTumors
2017
Paraneoplastic Syndromes and Thymic Malignancies: An Examination of the International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group Retrospective Database
Padda SK, Yao X, Antonicelli A, Riess JW, Shang Y, Shrager JB, Korst R, Detterbeck F, Huang J, Burt BM, Wakelee HA, Badve SS. Paraneoplastic Syndromes and Thymic Malignancies: An Examination of the International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group Retrospective Database. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2017, 13: 436-446. PMID: 29191778, PMCID: PMC5983900, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2017.11.118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThymic epithelial tumorsIndependent prognostic factorOverall survivalPrognostic factorsPrognostic roleRetrospective databaseCox proportional hazards modelKaplan-Meier methodRecurrence-free survivalProportional hazards modelParaneoplastic syndromeCumulative incidenceResection statusTotal thymectomyMyasthenia gravisThymic malignanciesHistologic typeSyndrome statusFemale sexTreatment characteristicsEpithelial tumorsHazards modelLower CIRSyndromeMultivariate analysis
2013
Pediatric thymomas: report of two cases and comprehensive review of the literature
Fonseca AL, Ozgediz DE, Christison-Lagay ER, Detterbeck FC, Caty MG. Pediatric thymomas: report of two cases and comprehensive review of the literature. Pediatric Surgery International 2013, 30: 275-286. PMID: 24322668, DOI: 10.1007/s00383-013-3438-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStage diseaseSurgical excisionRare pediatric malignancyMasaoka stage IEarly-stage diseaseSlight male predominanceTreatment of thymomaLate-stage diseaseMulti-institutional studyPediatric thymomaAdjuvant therapyClinical courseMyasthenia gravisPrognostic factorsMale predominanceIndolent behaviorPediatric malignanciesRare tumorCase reportReference listsStage IIIThymomaStage IStage IVPubMed database