Thymoma: Report of 4 cases Ti̇moma: Dört olgu sunumu
Erciyes Tip Dergisi, cilt.23, sa.2, ss.75-78, 2001 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 23 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2001
- Dergi Adı: Erciyes Tip Dergisi
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.75-78
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Adjuvant, Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy, Thymoma
- Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Purpose: The aim of this study was to present the treatment results of four cases with thymoma treated at Erciyes University Medical Faculty and to review the literature. Material and Methods: Four patients with thymoma were treated between March, 1994 and August, 1997 at Erciyes University Medical Faculty. All cases were male and the mean age was 40. One case was evaluated as stage I and the other 3 cases at stage III. The stage I case was treated with surgery. Two of 3 stage III thymoma cases, received 5040 cGy and 4400cGy radiation therapy (180-200 cGy daily fractions) following surgery. The other stage III case, which was accepted as inoperable, received 5000cGy radiation therapy followed by 4 cures chemotherapy (Cisplatin-Doxorubicin-Vincristine-Cyclophosphamide). Results: All cases were under observation and all of them healthy. Survival periods of cases after time of diagnosis are: for stage I, 49 months; the two cases at stage III treated with surgery and radiotherapy 68 months and 28 months; for the other stage III case treated by radiotherapy and chemotherapy 42 months. Conclusion: Our treatment results show that surgery is enough for treatment of stage I non-invasive thymomas and surgery + radiotherapy chemotherapy is more effective in the treatment of invasive thymomas. Our results are in harmony with the literature.