2016
Thymic Carcinoma Management Patterns among International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group (ITMIG) Physicians with Consensus from the Thymic Carcinoma Working Group
Shepherd A, Riely G, Detterbeck F, Simone CB, Ahmad U, Huang J, Korst R, Rajan A, Rimner A. Thymic Carcinoma Management Patterns among International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group (ITMIG) Physicians with Consensus from the Thymic Carcinoma Working Group. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2016, 12: 745-751. PMID: 27876674, PMCID: PMC5545114, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2016.11.2219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternational Thymic Malignancy Interest GroupThymic carcinomaAreas of controversyResectable diseaseMultimodality therapyClinical practiceFirst-line chemotherapy regimenDefinitive surgical resectionRare epithelial malignancyManagement of patientsCurrent clinical practiceFit patientsAdjuvant therapyChemotherapy regimenSurgical resectionThymic malignanciesHistologic confirmationTreatment courseTreatment strategiesEpithelial malignanciesGreat vesselsMultidisciplinary discussionGroup physiciansWorking GroupCarcinoma
2014
Which Way is Up? Policies and Procedures for Surgeons and Pathologists Regarding Resection Specimens of Thymic Malignancy
Detterbeck FC, Moran C, Huang J, Suster S, Walsh G, Kaiser L, Wick M. Which Way is Up? Policies and Procedures for Surgeons and Pathologists Regarding Resection Specimens of Thymic Malignancy. Chinese Journal Of Lung Cancer 2014, 17: 95-103. PMID: 24581159, PMCID: PMC6131236, DOI: 10.3779/j.issn.1009-3419.2014.02.06.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Which Way is Up? Policies and Procedures for Surgeons and Pathologists Regarding Resection Specimens of Thymic Malignancy
Detterbeck FC, Moran C, Huang J, Suster S, Walsh G, Kaiser L, Wick M. Which Way is Up? Policies and Procedures for Surgeons and Pathologists Regarding Resection Specimens of Thymic Malignancy. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2011, 6: s1730-s1738. PMID: 21847055, DOI: 10.1097/jto.0b013e31821ea567.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchManagement of Thymic Tumors: A Survey of Current Practice among Members of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Ruffini E, Van Raemdonck D, Detterbeck F, Rocco G, Thomas P, Venuta F, Group T. Management of Thymic Tumors: A Survey of Current Practice among Members of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2011, 6: 614-623. PMID: 21266921, DOI: 10.1097/jto.0b013e318207cd74.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThymic tumorsPreoperative assessmentTomography scanThoracic surgeonsPositron emission tomography scanWorld Health Organization classificationRole of surgeryStage IVA thymomaEuropean SocietyEmission tomography scanManagement of thymomasESTS membersReliable staging systemType C thymomasAreas of controversyIVA thymomaExtrapleural pneumonectomyExtended resectionRecurrent diseasePostoperative treatmentThymic malignanciesHistologic confirmationStaging systemOrganization classificationObservational study