Recurrence of stage I thymoma 32 years after total excision

W I Awad; P J Symmans; J E Dussek

doi:10.1016/s0003-4975(98)01077-7

Recurrence of stage I thymoma 32 years after total excision

Ann Thorac Surg. 1998 Dec;66(6):2106-8. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(98)01077-7.

Authors

W I Awad¹, P J Symmans, J E Dussek

Affiliation

¹ Department of Thoracic Surgery and Histopathology, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom.

PMID: 9930508
DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(98)01077-7

Abstract

Malignant thymomas are invasive and recur frequently, but noninvasive thymomas rarely do so. We report on a case of recurrent thymoma in a 50-year-old white man, 32 years after total excision of a stage I thymoma. We stress the importance of long-term follow-up in all patients.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myasthenia Gravis / etiology
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local* / pathology
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local* / surgery
Neoplasm Staging
Thymectomy
Thymoma / complications
Thymoma / pathology*
Thymoma / surgery
Thymus Gland / pathology
Thymus Neoplasms / complications
Thymus Neoplasms / pathology*
Thymus Neoplasms / surgery
Time Factors