Guest Editors
Mirella Marino, MD
Department of Pathology, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
Brett W. Carter, MD
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
This focused issue dedicated to the 9th International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group Annual Meeting (ITMIG 2018) is edited by Dr. Mirella Marino from the Department of Pathology, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy and Dr. Brett W. Carter, from the Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
The focused issue is a joint effort between the journal and the ITMIG to include the contributions of the invited speakers at ITMIG 2018 and cover the meeting contents organized around particular themes: Imaging, Minimally Invasive Approach, Pleural and Medical Oncology/Basic Science.
Detailed articles listed as below:
Approach to the prevascular mass
Determining extent of invasion and follow-up of thymic epithelial malignancies
Management of incidental anterior mediastinal lesions: summary of relevant studies
Red flags in minimally invasive thymoma resections
Endoscopic lymph node dissection for thymic malignancies: lateral thoracic intercostal and subxiphoid approaches
Treatment options for stage IVA thymic malignancies
Deciphering the biology of thymic epithelial tumors
Thymic malignancies: next-generation sequencing as a tool to select patients for targeted therapies and immunotherapies?
Immune checkpoint inhibitors for treatment of thymic epithelial tumors: how to maximize benefit and optimize risk?
Clinical TNM staging of thymic epithelial malignancies
Radiotherapy for stage IVa thymoma—Shanghai Chest experience
Disclosure:
The series “Dedicated to the 9th International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group Annual Meeting (ITMIG 2018)” was commissioned by the editorial office, Mediastinum without any sponsorship or funding. Mirella Marino and Brett Carter served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the series.
