TREATMENT READING

Childhood Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma

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12 sections · Source headings, not a ranked treatment list

For patients

Types of treatment for childhood thymoma and thymic carcinoma

For patients · Types of treatment for childhood thymoma and thymic carcinoma

Who treats children with thymoma and thymic carcinoma?

For patients · Types of treatment for childhood thymoma and thymic carcinoma

Surgery

For patients · Types of treatment for childhood thymoma and thymic carcinoma

Radiation therapy

For patients · Types of treatment for childhood thymoma and thymic carcinoma

Chemotherapy

For patients · Types of treatment for childhood thymoma and thymic carcinoma

Hormone therapy

For patients · Types of treatment for childhood thymoma and thymic carcinoma

Targeted therapy

For patients · Types of treatment for childhood thymoma and thymic carcinoma

Clinical trials

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Treatment of childhood thymoma

For patients · Treatment of childhood thymoma

Treatment of newly diagnosed thymoma may include:

For patients

Treatment of childhood thymic carcinoma

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Side effects and late effects of treatment

Preserved source evidence · Independent clinical review pending · Not medical advice