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Treatment of newly diagnosed thymoma may include:
Source: Childhood Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma, National Cancer Institute.
Source updated: Not stated in this source · Captured 2026-09-09.
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Context: Treatment of childhood thymoma
surgery to remove as much of the tumor as possible
radiation therapy for tumors that cannot be removed by surgery or if some of the tumor remains after surgery
chemotherapy for tumors that did not respond to other treatments
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hormone therapy (octreotide) for tumors that did not respond to other treatments
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targeted therapy (sunitinib) for tumors that did not respond to other treatments
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