Table 5. Clinical data of 41 patients with stage III/IV thymoma.
| Features | Surgical approach | |
|---|---|---|
| Limited resection (latero-thoracotomy/VATS) | Complete resection (median sternotomy) | |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 10 (6/4) | 11 |
| Female | 4 (4/0) | 6 |
| Age | 49.00±10.168 (49.30±11.235/48.25±8.261) | 51.76±13.777 |
| Myasthenia type | ||
| I | 2 (2/0) | 1 |
| IIa | 4 (2/2) | 3 |
| IIb | 1 (1/0) | 3 |
| III | 0 | 0 |
| Masaoka stage | ||
| III | 11 (7/4) | 14 |
| IV | 3 (3/0) | 3 |
| Pathological type | ||
| A | 3 (2/1) | 1 |
| AB | 1 (1/0) | 2 |
| B1 | 3 (2/1) | 0 |
| B2 | 2 (2/0) | 2 |
| B3 | 3 (2/1) | 2 |
| C | 2 (1/1) | 10 |
| Changes of MG after surgery | ||
| S | 1 (1/0) | 1 |
| PR | 3 (2/1) | 2 |
| CR | 0 (0/0) | 2 |
| A | 3 (2/1) | 3 |
| Drainage time | 3.71±1.267 (4.30±0.939/2.25±0.5) | 5.53±1.281 |
| Hospital stay | 20.50±9.549 (23.60±8.984/12.75±6.397) | 27.29±9.531 |
| Tumor size* | 8.61±3.318 (9.35±3.575/6.75±1.708) | 8.71±3.047 |
*, the longest diameter of the tumor. VATS, video-assisted thoracic surgery; MG, myasthenia gravis; S, stability; PR, partial remission; CR, complete remission; A, aggravation.