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Source: Childhood Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma Treatment (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version, National Cancer Institute.
Source updated: September 12, 2024 · Captured 2026-09-09.
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Context: Childhood Thymoma / Treatment of Childhood Thymoma
Thymoma is relatively radiosensitive, and radiation therapy is used for patients with unresectable or incompletely resected invasive disease.[7] Radiation dosage recommendations are based on the age of the child and the extent of tumor invasion. Total doses of 45 Gy to 50 Gy may be used for control of clear or close margins, 54 Gy for microscopically positive margins, and at least 60 Gy for patients with bulky residual disease.[9]
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