Clinical characteristics and prognosis of primary thymic adenocarcinoma: A single-center retrospective analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Primary thymic adenocarcinoma (PTAC) is an extremely rare disease with a poor prognosis. In the present study, we sought to analyze the clinical characteristics and prognostic factors of patients with PTAC.

Methods

A total of 14 patients with PTAC treated at our center from January 2000 to January 2019 were included in this study. We retrospectively collected information on sex, age, history of smoking, family history of cancer, comorbidities, symptoms, imaging tests, serum tumor marker levels, tumor, node, metastasis (TNM) staging, and treatment records. Follow-up information was obtained by telephone interviews or outpatient clinic visit. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses were performed to investigate the clinicopathological factors associated

SUBMITTER: Hong Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11333299 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature