2013
Thymoma: current diagnosis and treatment.
Detterbeck FC, Zeeshan A. Thymoma: current diagnosis and treatment. Chinese Medical Journal 2013, 126: 2186-91. PMID: 23769581, DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.20130177.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplete resectionInternational Thymic Malignancy Interest GroupMasaoka-Koga classificationMainstay of treatmentMajor prognostic factorAnterior mediastinal tumorTreatment of thymomaEarly-stage thymomaRare malignant tumorCore needle biopsyStandard diagnostic modalityFine-needle aspirationFormal systematic reviewMajor blood vesselsIVA tumorsPreoperative chemotherapyPrimary surgeryPostoperative radiationPrognostic factorsSurgical resectionThymic malignanciesMediastinal tumorMyasthenia gravisThymoma resectionIntravenous contrast
2011
Management of Stage I and II Thymoma
Detterbeck FC, Parsons AM. Management of Stage I and II Thymoma. Thoracic Surgery Clinics 2011, 21: 59-67. PMID: 21070987, DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2010.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Evaluation and Treatment of Stage I and II Thymoma
Detterbeck FC. Evaluation and Treatment of Stage I and II Thymoma. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2010, 5: s318-s322. PMID: 20859126, DOI: 10.1097/jto.0b013e3181f20dab.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchManagement of Carcinoid Tumors
Detterbeck FC. Management of Carcinoid Tumors. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2010, 89: 998-1005. PMID: 20172187, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.07.097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtypical carcinoidCarcinoid tumorsBronchopulmonary carcinoidsParenchyma-sparing techniquesMainstay of treatmentN2 involvementNodal enlargementMediastinal nodesMultimodality treatmentClinical presentationDistant metastasisCentral tumorsHigh suspicionSurgical interventionStaging testsTypical carcinoidModerate suspicionCarcinoidsYounger ageTumorsMediastinoscopySignificant proportionTreatmentSuspicionCell types
2004
Thymic tumors
Detterbeck FC, Parsons AM. Thymic tumors. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2004, 77: 1860-1869. PMID: 15111216, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.10.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplete resectionThymic tumorsMainstay of treatmentSurvival of patientsIVA thymomaPostoperative radiotherapyThymic carcinomaPreoperative chemotherapyIndolent coursePartial resectionStage IIIResectionThymomaPatientsAggressive behaviorTumorsLittle benefitSuch casesChemotherapyCarcinomaRadiotherapyMainstay