Table 1. Clinical data of 36 cases.
| Factors | All cases (n = 36) |
|---|---|
| Age | 57 ± 14 years (22–83 years) |
| Gender | Male (n = 20) |
| Female (n = 16) | |
| BMI | 23.1 ± 3.7 kg/m2 |
| MD | 4.1 ± 2.3 cm (1.2–9.0 cm) |
| <3.0 cm (n = 17) | |
| 3.0 ≤ MD < 5.0 cm (n = 8) | |
| 5.0 ≤ MD < 7.0 cm (n = 8) | |
| ≥7.0 (n = 3) | |
| Weight of resected specimens | 72.5 ± 49.6 g (15–212 g) |
| PT: 27.5 ± 18.1 g | |
| TT: 73.2 ± 44.4 g | |
| CR: 126.0 ± 76.0 g | |
| Operation procedure | PT (n = 5) |
| TT (n = 27) | |
| CR (n = 4) | |
| Operation time | 176.9 ± 62.6 min (94–446 min) |
| PT: 132.4 ± 40.1 min | |
| TT: 173.9 ± 41.1 min | |
| CR: 253 ± 133.0 min | |
| Intraoperative blood loss | 20.6 ± 30.3 g (0–143 g) |
| PT: 40.6 ± 60.2 g | |
| TT: 16.9 ± 23.0 g | |
| CR: 21.0 ± 23.4 g | |
| Number of skin incisions | 1 (n = 11) |
| 2 (n = 19) | |
| ≥3 (n = 6) | |
| WBC on POD 1 | 9708 ± 2307/μL |
| CRP on POD 1 | 2.5 ± 1.8 mg/dL |
| Duration of chest tube drainage | 1.7 ± 1.0 days |
| Postoperative stay | 5.9 ± 7.6 days |
| Pathological diagnoses | Thymoma (n = 20) (with MG: n = 2) |
| Simple thymic cyst (n = 4) | |
| Thymic carcinoma or carcinoid (n = 4) | |
| Malignant lymphoma (n = 3) | |
| Multilocular thymic cyst (n = 2) | |
| Bronchogenic cyst (n = 1) | |
| Lymphangioma (n = 1) | |
| Castleman disease (n = 1) | |
BMI: body mass index; PT: partial thymectomy; TT: total or subtotal thymectomy; CR: total or subtotal thymectomy with combined resection of the surrounding organs or tissues; WBC: the white blood cell count; CRP: C-reactive protein; POD: postoperative day; MG: myasthenia gravis; MD: maximum diameter