术后放疗在完整切除的胸腺肿瘤治疗中的价值

Value of Postoperative Radiotherapy in Treatment of Completely Resected Thymic Tumors

胸腺肿瘤是前纵隔最常见的恶性肿瘤,手术切除是胸腺肿瘤的主要治疗方式,但术后是否需要辅助放疗一直存在争议。对于不能完整切除的肿瘤,术后放疗的作用是肯定的。而对于完整切除的胸腺肿瘤,应根据肿瘤分期以及组织学分型决定是否辅以术后放疗。本文对术后放疗在完整切除的胸腺肿瘤治疗中的应用作一综述。

Thymic tumors are the most common malignant tumors of the anterior mediastinum.Surgical resection is the main treatment for thymic tumors,but the need for adjuvant radiotherapy after surgery is controversial.For tumors that cannot be completely resected,the role of postoperative radiotherapy is certain.However,for completely resected thymic tumors,deciding on whether to supplement with postoperative radiotherapy depends on the tumor stage and histological type.This article reviews the application of postoperative radiotherapy in the treatment of completely resected thymic tumors.