Table 9
7. Mediastinal tumor
| Cases | 30-day mortality | Hospital mortality | By VATS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital | After discharge | ||||
| 7. Mediastinal tumor | 4,671 | 6 (0.13) | 0 | 7 (0.1) | 2,425 |
| Thymoma* | 1,842 | 2 (0.1) | 0 | 2 (0.1) | 659 |
| Thymic cancer | 271 | 2 (0.7) | 0 | 3 (1.1) | 56 |
| Thymus carcinoid | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Germ cell tumor | 231 | 1 (0.4) | 0 | 1 (0.4) | 80 |
| Benign | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| Malignant | 72 | 1 (1.4) | 0 | 1 (1.4) | 8 |
| Neurogenic tumor | 495 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 412 |
| Congenital cyst | 906 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 759 |
| Goiter | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Lymphatic tumor | 210 | 1 (0.5) | 0 | 1 (0.5) | 124 |
| Excision of pleural recurrence of thymoma | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Others | 470 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 257 |
* Includes those with myasthenia gravis
Values in parenthesis represent mortality %