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neighboring organs have been proved to often be associated with lymph node metastasis, evidence suggests
that nodal dissection should be performed at least in advanced thymomas, large masses, and thymic
carcinomas.

DECLARATIONS
Authors’ contributions
Made substantial contributions to conception and design of the study and performed data analysis and
interpretation: De Iaco G, Brascia D, Marulli G
Performed data acquisition, as well as provided administrative, technical, and material support: Geronimo A,
Sampietro D, Fiorella A, Schiavone M, Panza T, Signore F
Drafting of the manuscript: De Iaco G, Brascia D, Marulli G
Critical revision: Marulli G

Availability of data and materials
Not applicable.

Financial support and sponsorship
None.

Conflicts of interest
All authors declared that there are no conflicts of interest.

Ethical approval and consent to participate
Not applicable.

Consent for publication
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Copyright
© The Author(s) 2020.

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