2011
Management 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
2010
Coping with the unexpected at surgery
Detterbeck FC, Terrien CM. Coping with the unexpected at surgery. Expert Review Of Respiratory Medicine 2010, 4: 115-122. PMID: 20387297, DOI: 10.1586/ers.09.59.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancer surgeryMultidisciplinary tumor boardN2 node involvementPN2 diseaseNode involvementT4 tumorsExperienced centersSuch patientsCancer surgeryPreoperative assessmentTumor boardChest wallBetter outcomesIntraoperative surprisesSurgeryResectionMediastinalPatientsTumorsCareful planningDisease