Simultaneous thoracoscopic resection for coexisting XXXX .

@entity1 @entity55 @entity190 @entity2 @entity6732 @entity358 @entity9876
BACKGROUND: The management of synchronous thymic and @entity358 remains a challenge due to the lack of case series and surgical guidelines. This study aims to retrospectively review our preliminary experience and results of performing simultaneous thoracoscopic resection of coexisting @entity358 and thymus. METHODS: Simultaneous thoracoscopic resection was performed to remove coexisting thymic and @entity358 in nine @entity1 from August 2008 to November 2013. @entity1 demographics, preoperative assessment, surgical procedures and postoperative course of these @entity1 were reviewed. RESULTS: There were four female and five male @entity1 between 43 and 70 years old (median age, 64 years). Each @entity1 had @entity6732 and solitary pulmonary lesion on chest computed tomography (CT) scan. Four @entity1 underwent thoracoscopic lobectomy and thymectomy. One @entity1 had thoracoscopic @entity9876 combined with thymic cyst resection (TCR). The other four @entity1 received pulmonary wedge resection and thymectomy (n=3)/TCR (n=1). The operation lasted from 35-480 min (median, 110 min). Intra-operative @entity190 was 20-380 mL (median, 120 mL). Two @entity1 developed post-operative @entity55 without mortality. All the @entity1 were discharged home within 9 days after surgery. Two @entity1 died from metastatic @entity2 14 months after surgery. CONCLUSIONS: Simultaneous thoracoscopic resection of coexisting @entity358 is safe and feasible in selected @entity1 .
