Multimodality therapy for a case of invasive thymoma with pleural dissemination and hepatic metastasis

Abstract

We treated a case of invasive thymoma with pleural dissemination and hepatic metastasis. Hepatic metastasis was treated by microwave coagulation therapy and stereotactic radiation therapy. Furthermore, pleural dissemination was treated via surgery combined with hyperthermic perfusion chemotherapy. He is currently alive 6 years and 3 months following the diagnosis of pleural dissemination and hepatic metastasis, and well controlled medically. Long-term survival is enhanced by conducting multimodality treatment for cases of invasive thymoma with distant metastasis.