Publications by authors named "S Korasidis"
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- Thymomas are rare tumors that are usually treated surgically in early stages (I-II), but may require a team approach in more advanced stages (III-IV).
- This study analyzed data from 195 patients with stage II thymomas who underwent surgery between 2000 and 2020 to evaluate the effectiveness of postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) on disease-free survival (DFS).
- Results showed that PORT did not improve DFS for stage II thymomas, regardless of subtype or stage, suggesting that patients who have surgery for this condition may not benefit from additional local treatment.
Introduction: Endobronchial ultrasound-transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) has a cardinal role in the diagnosis and staging of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), providing an accurate nodal staging in a less invasive way than surgical biopsy. The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of EBUS-TBNA in the pre-operative NSCLC mediastinal staging, as well as to evaluate EBUS-TBNA specificity and sensibility in our cohort.
Methods: We retrospectively analyzed data of NSCLC patients who underwent EBUS-TBNA followed by major pulmonary resection between January 2020 and December 2022.
Thymomas are rare tumors of the anterior mediastinum with peculiar clinical and pathological features. They have been deeply analyzed by pioneer authors, who strictly linked their name to the main pathological and staging classifications. Before the latest edition of the WHO classification of thymic epithelial tumors, the history of thymoma pathological classification inherited the name of the pathologists who systematically addressed the issue, from Levine-Rosai to Muller-Hermelink.
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- The SARS-CoV2 outbreak caused problems for hospitals, especially with helping Covid-19 patients breathe.
- Between 2020 and 2021, more patients who used machines to help them breathe had issues with their tracheas (windpipes) that sometimes needed surgery.
- The study looked at 15 patients who had trachea surgeries, including 9 who had Covid-19, and found that their recovery was similar to those who did not have Covid-19, proving that the pandemic did not greatly impact the success of these surgeries.