2014
A Practical Guide from the International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group (ITMIG) Regarding the Radiographic Assessment of Treatment Response of Thymic Epithelial Tumors Using Modified RECIST Criteria
Benveniste MF, Korst RJ, Rajan A, Detterbeck FC, Marom EM. A Practical Guide from the International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group (ITMIG) Regarding the Radiographic Assessment of Treatment Response of Thymic Epithelial Tumors Using Modified RECIST Criteria. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2014, 9: s119-s124. PMID: 25396308, DOI: 10.1097/jto.0000000000000296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternational Thymic Malignancy Interest GroupTumor measurementsProgression-free survivalThymic epithelial tumorsStandard outcome measuresMulti-institutional studyAccurate tumor measurementsRECIST criteriaTumor responseClinical trialsRadiographic assessmentTreatment responseEpithelial tumorsOutcome measuresResponse rateInterobserver variabilityThymomaPractical guideInterest group recommendationsChemotherapyPleuraTumors
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