Operation of pleural dissemination of thymoma
Inoue, H.; Iwasaki, M.; Tsurumi, T.; Yamada, S.; Ogawa, J.; Shohtsu, A.; Mori, T.
Kyobu Geka. Japanese Journal of Thoracic Surgery 45(3) 195-200; Discussion: 200-203
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0021-5252 PMID: 1552670 Document Number: 393990
Nine patients underwent operation for pleural dissemination of thymoma and received radiotherapy postoperatively. In 5 patients dissemination was resected along with the invasive thymoma at the initial operation. In 6 patients resection of a part of the diaphragm was needed. In 4 patients recurrent dissemination of thymoma appeared in the phrenico-costal sinus, where not only the location of dissemination but also postoperative radiotherapy had not been performed properly at the time of the previous operation. Seven are alive 2 months to 7 years 10 months after the first operation for dissemination. Two died respectively 7 years and 3 years 5 months after the first operation for dissemination.