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. 2016 Sep 2;64(11):665–697. doi: 10.1007/s11748-016-0695-3

Table 18

7. Mediastinal tumor

Cases 30-day mortality Hospital mortality
Hospital After discharge
7. Mediastinal tumor 4685 5 (0.1) 2 (0.04) 17 (0.4)
 Thymoma* 1773 5 (0.3) 0 9 (0.5)
 Thymic cancer 296 0 0 1 (0.3)
 Thymus carcinoid 35 0 0 0
 Germ cell tumor 122 0 0 0
  Benign 87 0 0 0
  Malignant 35 0 0 0
 Neurogenic tumor 481 0 0 0
 Congenital cyst 932 0 1 (0.1) 5 (0.5)
 Goiter 75 0 0 1 (1.3)
 Lymphatic tumor 214 0 0 0
 Excision of pleural recurrence of thymoma 43 0 0 0
 Thymolipoma 14 0 0 0
 Others 700 0 1 (0.1) 1 (0.1)

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %

* Includes those with myasthenia gravis