Radiotherapy for thymoma and thymic carcinoma Journal Article
| Authors: | Fuller, C. D.; Housman, D. M.; Thomas, C. R. |
| Article Title: | Radiotherapy for thymoma and thymic carcinoma |
| Abstract: | The role of radiotherapy for patients who have thymic neoplasms remains unclear. The low incidence of thymic malignancies, excellent outcome with complete resection, and limited body of evidence obfuscate the role of radiation therapy within the current multidisciplinary management of disease. Nonetheless, existing literature reports and novel radiotherapy techniques show increasing potential for integration of radiotherapy into the standard therapeutic milieu for carefully selected patient subpopulations. © 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
| Keywords: | treatment outcome; review; cisplatin; doxorubicin; cancer radiotherapy; radiation dose; radiotherapy, adjuvant; cancer incidence; cytoreductive surgery; radiotherapy dosage; combination chemotherapy; cyclophosphamide; radiotherapy, conformal; thymoma; thymus neoplasms; thymus cancer |
| Journal Title: | Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America |
| Volume: | 22 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| ISSN: | 0889-8588 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Inc. |
| Date Published: | 2008-06-01 |
| Start Page: | 489 |
| End Page: | 507 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.hoc.2008.03.012 |
| PUBMED: | 18514129 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | --- - "Cited By (since 1996): 4" - "Export Date: 17 November 2011" - "CODEN: HCNAE" - "Source: Scopus" |
