Fig. 1From: Extended thymectomy with blood vessel resection and reconstruction improves therapeutic outcome for clinical stage III thymic carcinoma patients: a real-world researchBlood vessel resection and reconstruction. a A representative image of the vessel reconstruction after the surgery. b CT scan results for a selected patient from the experiment group before the surgery. The arrow indicates the tumor area. c CT scan results for a selected patient from the experiment group at the same position after the surgery for six monthsBack to article page