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    Long-Term Outcomes After Thoracoscopic Resection of Stage I and II Thymoma: A Propensity-Matched Study

    The use of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) in patients with thymoma remains controversial. We sought to evaluate the perioperative and oncological outcomes after VATS resection for stage I and II t...

    Yin-Kai Chao MD, PhD, Yun-Hen Liu MD, Ming-Ju Hsieh MD in Annals of Surgical Oncology (2015)

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    Lymph Node Dissection after Chemoradiation in Esophageal Cancer: A Subgroup Analysis of Patients With and Without Pathological Response

    Extensive lymph node dissection (LND) is beneficial in primarily resected esophageal cancer patients. Such benefit was believed to be seen in neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT)-treated patients, but evidence ...

    Yin-Kai Chao MD, PhD, Hui-** Liu MD, Ming-Ju Hsieh MD in Annals of Surgical Oncology (2012)

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    Impact of Circumferential Resection Margin Distance on Locoregional Recurrence and Survival after Chemoradiotherapy in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

    Close circumferential resection margin (CRM) is an established predictor for locoregional recurrence (LR) in rectal cancer but remains controversial in esophageal malignancy. As yet, little is known about the ...

    Yin-Kai Chao MD, Chi-Ju Yeh MD, Hsien-Kun Chang MD in Annals of Surgical Oncology (2011)