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Is there risk for local recurrence if thymoma received CT guided biopsy transgressing the capsule prior to surgery?

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Radiation Oncology · Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

I polled two board-certified thoracic surgeons in our institution and here is the compilation of their responses:

"The data associating tumor spread with biopsy are, in general, anecdotal and outdated. Pleural spread is a common route of metastasis but there are no clear data to link it to biopsy. W...

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