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==Overview== | |||
* [[Radiotherapy]] is used in the treatment of unresectable thymoma. | |||
* Radiotherapy may be used to decrease the size and improve resectability, before surgery is attempted. | |||
==Radiotherapy== | |||
Radiotherapy is used in unresectable thymoma or incompletely resected invasive thymoma. | * Radiotherapy is used in unresectable thymoma or incompletely resected invasive thymoma. | ||
The dose and | * The dose and fraction schemes of radiotherapy depend on the indication of the radiation and the completeness of surgical resection.<ref>{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = https://www.nccn.org/store/login/login.aspx?ReturnURL=http://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/pdf/thymic.pdf | url = https://www.nccn.org/store/login/login.aspx?ReturnURL=http://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/pdf/thymic.pdf | publisher = | date = | accessdate = }}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Types of cancer]] | [[Category:Types of cancer]] | ||
[[Category:Rare diseases]] | [[Category:Rare diseases]] | ||
[[Category:Disease]] | [[Category:Disease]] | ||
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[[Category:Oncology]] | |||
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[[Category:Hematology]] | |||
[[Category:Immunology]] | |||
[[Category:Surgery]] | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Amr Marawan, M.D. [2] Ahmad Al Maradni, M.D. [3]
Overview
- Radiotherapy is used in the treatment of unresectable thymoma.
- Radiotherapy may be used to decrease the size and improve resectability, before surgery is attempted.
Radiotherapy
- Radiotherapy is used in unresectable thymoma or incompletely resected invasive thymoma.
- The dose and fraction schemes of radiotherapy depend on the indication of the radiation and the completeness of surgical resection.[1]
References
- ↑ "https://www.nccn.org/store/login/login.aspx?ReturnURL=http://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/pdf/thymic.pdf" (PDF). External link in
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