Invasive thymoma: treatment with postoperative radiation therapy.

D. Latz, P. Schraube, U Oppitz, C Kugler, C. Manegold, Michael Flentje, M. Wannenmacher

Radiology · 1997 · 68 citations · 0 references

Abstract

With total doses of 45-50 Gy, local control is achievable after radical resection. Whether patients with completely resected stage II thymomas should receive radiation after surgery remains uncertain, as does the role of chemotherapy in the treatment of thymoma.