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Survival in Thymic Epithelial Tumors: The Size Matters—Comment on “Prognostic Impact of Number of Organ Invasions in Patients with Surgically Resected Thymoma”

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  1. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy

    Marco Chiappetta MD, Carolina Sassorossi MD, Filippo Lococo MD & Stefano Margaritora MD

  2. Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy

    Carolina Sassorossi MD, Filippo Lococo MD & Stefano Margaritora MD

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Chiappetta, M., Sassorossi, C., Lococo, F. et al. Survival in Thymic Epithelial Tumors: The Size Matters—Comment on “Prognostic Impact of Number of Organ Invasions in Patients with Surgically Resected Thymoma”. Ann Surg Oncol 30, 4058–4059 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-023-13433-3

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