Table 2.

Characteristics of the patients with distant recurrence.

	Histology	Pleura	Lung	Liver	Bone	Lymp Nodes	Other
Vascular Group
− Case 1	Thymic Carc.			+
− Case 2	Thymoma		+
− Case 3	Thymic Carc.			+	+
− Case 4	Thymoma	+	+
− Case 5	Thymic Carc.			+
− Case 6	Thymoma	+				+
− Case 7	Thymoma		+
− Case 8	Thymoma	+	+
− Case 9	Thymic Carc.						+
− Case 10	Thymoma			+
− Case 11	Thymoma		+
− Case 12	Thymic Carc.	+	+	+
− Case 13	Thymoma	+	+	+
Non Vascular Group
− Case 1	Thymoma						+
− Case 2	Thymoma		+
− Case 3	Thymoma	+	+				+
− Case 4	Thymoma	+				+
− Case 5	Thymoma		+			+
− Case 6	Thymic Carc.	+		+
− Case 7	Thymic Carc.				+
− Case 8	Thymic Carc.		+			+
− Case 9	Thymoma		+
− Case 10	Thymoma	+	+	+
− Case 11	Thymic Carc.	+			+
− Case 12	Thymic Carc.			+
− Case 13	Thymoma			+