Comparison of outcomes between neuroendocrine thymic tumours and other subtypes of thymic carcinomas: a joint analysis of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group [THORACIC]

CONCLUSIONS This represents the largest clinical series of TCs and NETTs collected. Despite the biological aggressiveness of these rare neoplasms, the 5-year survival rate after resection is over 60% and TCs and NETT showed a similar rate of survival and recurrences after surgery.

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Source: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - October 4, 2016 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Filosso, P. L., Yao, X., Ruffini, E., Ahmad, U., Antonicelli, A., Huang, J., Guerrera, F., Venuta, F., van Raemdonck, D., Travis, W., Lucchi, M., Rimner, A., Thomas, P., Weder, W., Rocco, G., Detterbeck, F., Korst, R. Tags: Cerebral protection THORACIC Source Type: research