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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003;23:254
© 2003 Elsevier Science NL

Letter to the Editor

Resection of locally advanced thymic carcinoid tumors

Department of Thoracic Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milan, Italy

Received 16 September 2002; accepted 21 October 2002.

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e-mail: lorenzo.spaggiari@ieo.it

Key Words: Mediastinal carcinoid tumor • Thymic tumor • Surgery • Extended • Superior vena cava • Neuroendocrine thymic tumor

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We read with interest the article by Dr. Sakuragi and colleagues concerning the iterative resection of recurrent thymic carcinoid [1]. I agree with the conclusion of the authors that aggressive surgical resection of such a neoplasm improves survival.

This is an uncommon disease, and there is no sufficient experience in the English-language literature about the ‘ideal’ treatment. Due to its indolent growth, the diagnosis is often performed when the neoplasm is huge, infiltrating . . . [Full Text of this Article]