Postoperative clinical outcomes of patients with thymic epithelial tumors after over-3-year follow-up at a single-center.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To evaluate postoperative clinical outcomes and analyze influencing factors for patients with thymic epithelial tumors over 3 years after operation.

Methods

Patients with thymic epithelial tumors (TETs) who underwent surgical treatment in the Department of Thoracic Surgery at Beijing Hospital from January 2011 to May 2019 were retrospectively enrolled in the study. Basic patient information, clinical, pathological, and perioperative data were collected. Patients were followed up by telephone interviews and outpatient records. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS version 26.0.

Results

A total of 242 patients (129 men, 113 women) with TETs were included in this study, of which 150 patients (62.0%) were combined with myasthenia gravis (MG) and 92 pat

SUBMITTER: Jiao P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9942311 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature