Advances in Surgical Diagnosis and Treatment of Thymic Neoplasm
Thymic neoplasm is a kind of tumor derived from the epithelial cells of the thymus gland,including thy-moma and thymic carcinoma.It is currently considered to be malignant tumor,with a low clinical incidence.And its main treatment is surgical-based treatment.With the development of examination techniques and treatment tech-niques,the surgical diagnosis and treatment of thymic neoplasm have made some progress.In this article,the auxiliary examination,classification and staging,preoperative preparation,operative methods,operative approach,recurrence and metastasis,prognosis were reviewed.