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CASE REPORT Open Access Giant thymoma successfully resected via anterolateral thoracotomy: a case report
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| Author | Saito, Takahiro Makino, Takashi Hata, Yoshinobu Koezuka, Satoshi Otsuka, Hajime Isobe, Kazutoshi Tochigi, Naobumi Shibuya, Kazutoshi Homma, Sakae Iyoda, Akira |
| Abstract | The appropriate surgical approach for a large mediastinal tumor is controversial. Median sternotomy is the standard approach for thymomas. We herein report the case of a giant thymoma, 13 cm in diameter, surgically resected via anterolateral incision. Subsequent thymectomy was performed via thoracoscopy. The resected specimen was a WHO type AB thymoma, Masaoka stage I, without capsular invasion. The anterolateral incision was less invasive and more versatile in the present case, as the incision could be extended to a hemiclamshell or posterolateral incision depending on exposure and relationship to adjacent organs and vascular structures. |
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