Awad W I, Symmans P J, Dussek J E
Department of Thoracic Surgery and Histopathology, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Ann Thorac Surg. 1998 Dec;66(6):2106-8. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(98)01077-7.
Malignant thymomas are invasive and recur frequently, but noninvasive thymomas rarely do so. We report on a case of recurrent thymoma in a 50-year-old white man, 32 years after total excision of a stage I thymoma. We stress the importance of long-term follow-up in all patients.
恶性胸腺瘤具有侵袭性且常复发,但非侵袭性胸腺瘤很少如此。我们报告一例50岁白人男性复发性胸腺瘤病例,该患者在I期胸腺瘤全切术后32年复发。我们强调对所有患者进行长期随访的重要性。