Robotic Resection With Hyperthermic Intrathoracic Perfusion Chemotherapy for Thymoma Recurrence
Paula Duarte D′Ambrosio, Gustavo Schvartsman, Mathias de Souza Ribeiro, Enzo Campedelli Borges, Marina Cardoso de Castro, Paulo Manuel Pêgo Fernandes, Ricardo Mingarini Terra, Lipi Buch · 2026
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Paula Duarte D'Ambrosio and seven co-authors report a robotic surgery case for a tumor that came back, in a case report from 2026. A forty-one-year-old woman had a thymoma, a tumor near the heart, return in the lining of her chest three years after her first surgery.
Surgeons used a robot to remove the chest lining and the tumor spots. They then bathed the chest cavity in heated chemotherapy drugs. The patient went home after seven days with no major problems. Two years later she was still free of disease. The authors say this combined, low-impact approach may suit carefully chosen patients, though larger studies are needed.
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| CREATOR | Paula Duarte D′Ambrosio, Gustavo Schvartsman, Mathias de Souza Ribeiro, Enzo Campedelli Borges, Marina Cardoso de Castro, Paulo Manuel Pêgo Fernandes, Ricardo Mingarini Terra, Lipi Buch |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 15 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |