Robotic-assisted thymectomy for locally advanced thymic malignancy: technical refinement and oncologic outcomes from a 20-year cohort
r-ThX is a viable alternative to sternotomy for selected patients with locally advanced thymic malignancies with partial invasions. Conversion to open surgery is crucial for major vessel involvement.
Authors
- Jens-C Rueckert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3940-4630)
- Aron Elsner
- Luyu Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5791-4781)
- Andreas Meisel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7233-5342)
- Hongbin Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1052-3086)
- Feng Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3768-3816)
- Ziming Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4308-7535)
- Zhongmin Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2122-6255)
Institutions
- Tongji University (CN)
- Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University (CN)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Thoracic Disease
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21037/jtd-2025-1668
- Primary Topic
- Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00