Outcomes and Safety Analysis in Superior Vena Cava Resection for Extended Thymic Epithelial Tumors

In stage III-IVa thymic epithelial tumors (TETs), infiltration of superior vena cava (SVC) is not rare. The extent of SVC resection depends on the width of the area of neoplastic invasion. Our paper aims to evaluate the safety and long-term outcomes of extended thymectomy for TETs with SVC resection compared with advanced-stage TETs patients without SVC resection