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CANCER MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH
Volume 11, Issue -, Pages 6803-6814Publisher
DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD
DOI: 10.2147/CMAR.S171683
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thymic epithelial tumors; thymomas; thymic carcinomas; surgery; radiation; chemotherapy
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Thymic epithelial tumors (TETs) belong to orphan oncology. The incidence of TETs is about 1.3-3.2 cases per million worldwide. Following pathology, evolution and prognosis are variable. The World Health Organization classification distinguishes thymomas and thymic carcinomas. TETs are composed of thymic epithelial tumoral cells and normal lymphocytes. The mean age at diagnosis is 50-60 years-old. There are no identified risk factors. TETs are frequently associated with paraneoplastic syndromes as myasthenia gravis. The complete R-0 surgical resection is the most significant prognosis factor on survival. In 2010, the French National Institute of Cancer labeled the RYTHMIC network as a specific tumor board including thoracic surgeons, oncologist, and radiation therapist to define standard of care for the management of TETs. The aim of the review was to update knowledge to optimize the standard of care.
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