Is there risk for local recurrence if thymoma received CT guided biopsy transgressing the capsule prior to surgery?  

I polled two board-certified thoracic surgeons in our institution and here is the compilation of their responses: "The data associating tumor spread with biopsy are, in general, anecdotal and outdated. Pleural spread is a common route of metastasis but there are no clear data to link it to biopsy. ...