Table 1. Previous literature on thymoma with extensive necrosis.

Case	Author	Year	Age	Sex	Syncope		Size (mm)	SUVmax	Masaoka staging	WHO classification	Observation period (m)
					Fever	Chest pain
1	Present case	2024	29	M	+	+	50	None	I	Type B2	12
2	Hinokuma3)	2020	36	M	+	+	60	N.A.	I	Type B2	12
3	Ike4)	2017	41	M	+	+	39	N.A.	I	Type B1	12
4	Jang5)	2015	70	F	−	+	40	N.A.	I	Type B1	10
5	Kataoka2)	2015	52	F	+	+	55	3.1	I	Type B1	24
6	Himuro6)	2014	73	F	−	+	65	N.A.	I	Type B2	72
7	Yamashita7)	2013	40	M	+	−	85	N.A.	II	Type B2/3	N.A.
8	Takasaki8)	2012	46	M	+	+	75	6.0	II	Type B2	12
9	Hori9)	2008	38	M	+	+	35	N.A.	II	Type B2	9
10	Itoh10)	2006	25	M	+	+	90	N.A.	I	Type B1	24
11	Ishibashi11)	2003	44	F	+	+	50	N.A.	I	Type B2	36
12	Kataoka12)	1994	50	F	−	+	58	N.A.	I	Type B1/2	N.A.
13	Hayashi13)	1993	44	M	+	+	40	N.A.	I	Type B2	N.A.

F, female; M, male; N.A., not applicable; SUV, standardized uptake value; WHO, World Health Organization