Most people with operable thymoma are cured with either surgery alone or surgery followed by radiotherapy.

How long can you live with thymoma?

Overall, a majority of thymoma patients will live at least five years, while fewer than half or those with thymic carcinoma are expected to live that long.

Do Thymomas grow back?

Recurrent thymoma and thymic carcinoma is cancer that has recurred (come back) after it has been treated. The cancer may come back in the thymus or in other parts of the body. Thymic carcinomas commonly recur. Thymomas may recur after a long time.