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Table 3 Operative and postoperative data

From: Evaluation of the new TNM-staging system for thymic malignancies: impact on indication and survival

Variable

n = 76

(100%)

Surgery

 One approach

41 (53.9)

 Two approaches

35 (46.1)

Surgical procedure

 Radical thymectomy

61 (18.3)

 P/D

12 (15.8)

 eP/D

10 (13.2)

 EPP

3 (3.9)

 HITHOC

19 (25)

Completeness of resection

 R0

37 (48.7)

 R1

28 (36.8)

 R2

11 (14.5)

Complications

 Intraoperative

3 (3.9)

 Postoperative

10 (13.2)

Adjuvant treatment

 Chemotherapy

22 (28.9)

 Radiotherapy

19 (25)

30-day mortality

0 (0)

  1. eP/D extended pleurectomy/decortication, EPP extrapleural pneumonectomy, HITHOC hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy, P/D pleurectomy/decortication, R0 no residual tumor, R1 microscopic residual tumor, R2 macroscopic residual tumor