The Series Dedicated to the 11th International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group Annual Meeting (Virtual ITMIG 2021)

Posted On 2022-12-20 09:50:41

The Series Dedicated to the 11th International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group Annual Meeting (Virtual ITMIG 2021) was edited by Drs Malgorzata Szolkowska (The National Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Research Institute, Poland), Mirella Marino (Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Italy), Katarzyna Blasinska (National Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Research Institute, Poland), Magdalena Knetki-Wroblewska (Maria Skłodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Poland), Giuseppe Cardillo (Azienda Ospedaliera S. Camillo Forlanini, Italy).

Extended Abstract

PLENARY SESSION: The small mediastinal lesion and early-stage thymic tumor
Advances in thoracic surgery for thymic tumors: extended abstract
Jens C. Rückert, Luyu Huang

SESSION 1: The small mediastinal lesion and early-stage thymic tumor
Imaging the small mediastinal lesion: extended abstract
Edith Michelle Marom

Is total thymectomy always necessary for early-stage thymic epithelial tumors?- extended abstract
Fenghao Yu, Xiuxiu Hao, Xuefei Zhang, Yu Yang, Zhitao Gu, Teng Mao, Wentao Fang

SESSION 2: Thymic tumors and clinical correlates (part 1): Neurological comorbidities
Paraneoplastic syndromes associated with thymoma beyond Myasthenia gravis: extended abstract
Sarah Denkler, De-Hyung Lee, Berthold Schalke

Clinical and laboratory features heralding the appearance of thymoma: extended abstract
Mohammad Reza Ashraghi, M. Isabel Leite

Thymic tumors in children, very rare tumors requiring international cooperation: extended abstract
Daniel Orbach, Pascale Philippe-Chomette, Hervé J. Brisse, Lauriane Lemelle, Nayla Nicolas, Thierry Jo Molina, Sarah Winter, Camille Cordero, Coralie Mallebranche, Yves Reguerre, Sabine Sarnacki

SESSION 3: Thymic tumors and clinical correlates (part 2): Thymic pathology and SARS-CoV-2 infection
Correlation between thymic output and disease severity in critically ill COVID-19 patients: extended abstract
Amira Marouf, Pelagia Cuvelier, Hélène Roux, Anne Couëdel-Courteille, Jacques Dutrieux, Cécile Naudin, Bénédicte Charmeteau de Muylder, Rémi Cheynier, Pierre Squara, Stefano Marullo

SESSION 4: Metastatic pleural disease in the course of TETs - multidisciplinary approach
Radiation strategy and techniques for metastatic pleural disease from thymic malignancies: extended abstract
Annemarie F. Shepherd, Andreas Rimner

Surgical options for treatment of metastatic pleural disease: extended abstract
Meinoshin Okumura

SESSION 5: Updates in mediastinal tumors classifications: TNM 8th Ed., WHO 2021, mediastinal compartments/CT
Update on the TNM 8th Edition—staging of thymic epithelial tumors, a pathologist’s perspective
Thierry Jo Molina

Thymic tumors: impact of the TNM for medical oncologists: extended abstract
Nicolas Girard

SESSION 6: Thymic carcinomas vs. lung carcinomas
Thymic carcinoma vs. lung carcinoma—a radiologist perspective: extended abstract
Chad D. Strange

Thymic carcinomas vs. lung carcinomas—pathologist’s perspective: extended abstract
Malgorzata Szolkowska

Distinguishing between thymic carcinoma and lung carcinoma: a medical oncologist’s perspective
Arun Rajan, Cristina Mullenix, Meredith J. McAdams

Letter to the Editor

ITMIG 2021 Tumor Board
ITMIG 2021 Tumor Board: a case of a 37-year-old man with TNM stage IVA thymoma
Marcin Zielinski, Anja C. Roden, Mylene T. Truong, Dirk Van Raemdonck, Ritsuko Komaki, Heather Wakelee, Malgorzata Szolkowska

Disclosure:
The Series Dedicated to the 11th International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group Annual Meeting (Virtual ITMIG 2021) was commissioned by the editorial office, Mediastinum without any sponsorship or funding. Drs Malgorzata Szolkowska, Mirella Marino, Katarzyna Blasinska, Magdalena Knetki-Wroblewska, and Giuseppe Cardillo served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the series.