Stage III thymoma: results of postoperative radiation therapy.
- 1 September 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Radiology
- Vol. 168 (3) , 855-858
- https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.168.3.3136511
Abstract
The results of postoperative radiation therapy in 12 patients with stage III thymoma treated during 1966-1986 were reviewed. Surgical therapy consisted of total resection in one, subtotal resection in seven, and biopsy only in four. Megavoltage irradiation in the dose range of 3,000-5,600 cGy was employed, with nine patients receiving a dose of at least 5,000 cGy. The local control rate was 67%. The actuarial observed and adjusted 5-year survival rates were 57% and 755, respectively. These results indicate that postoperative radiation therapy is an effective therapeutic modality in the control of stage III thymoma.This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
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