Table 3.

Systematic literature review for resected thoracoabdominal growing tumors

Yeara	n	Entity	Age (years)	Sex	Symptoms	DM	Procedure	Complications	Relapse (FU)
2011 [34]	1	Liposarcoma	39	♂	Chest pain	40	Open TR	None	None (14)
2019 [35]	1	Schwannoma	58	♂	Cough	20.2	Open TR	Partial lung expansion	None (n.a.)
2019 [36]	1	GN	10	♀	Cough	8	Lap. TR	None	None (12)
2019 [37]	1	Neuroblastoma	24	♂	Chest pain	7	Open TR	None	None (12)
2019 [38]	1	Sarcoma	74	♀	None	3	Open TR	None	None (2)
2014 [39]	1	GNB	17	♂	n.a.	n.a.b	Open TR	n.a.	n.a.
2010 [40]	1	Teratoma	1	♂	n.a.	n.a.b	Open TR	None	None (84)
2009 [41]	1	Osteochondroma	17	♂	n.a.	n.a.b	Open TR	n.a.	n.a.
2004 [42]	1	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.b	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
1993 [43]	2	Neuroblastoma	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.b	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.

n case number, TR total resection, PR partial resection, DM maximum diameter (in cm), FU follow-up in months

^aCitation in brackets

^bExact max. size unknown, but < 10 cm according to the provided imaging