RT Book, Section
A1 Park, Bernard J.
A2 Sugarbaker, David J.
A2 Bueno, Raphael
A2 Colson, Yolonda L.
A2 Jaklitsch, Michael T.
A2 Krasna, Mark J.
A2 Mentzer, Steven J.
A2 Williams, Marcia
A2 Adams, Ann
SR Print(0)
ID 1105848001
T1 Robotics: Thymectomy
T2 Adult Chest Surgery, 2e
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-178189-3
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105848001
RD 2024/04/25
AB The  standard  treatment  of  isolated  disorders  of  or  related  to  the  thymus  is  typically  thymectomy.  Indications  include  known  or  suspected  thymoma,  thymic  carcinoid  tumor,  myasthenia  gravis  (MG)  with  or  without  concomitant  thymoma,  and  benign  thymic  lesions,  such  as  cysts  or  discrete  hyperplasia.  Regardless  of  the  indication,  complete  thymectomy  is  the  ultimate  goal  in  order  to  avoid  retention  of  ectopic  thymic  tissue.  This  is  felt  to  be  particularly  important  in  the  surgical  management  of  MG.1  The  most  common  surgical  approach  to  thymectomy  is  the  classic  transsternal  approach  (Chapter  160),  which  has  proved  effective  and  safe,  both  in  the  setting  of  thymic  neoplasms  and  MG.2