[Surgical treatment of thymoma--clinical evaluation]

Kyobu Geka. 1993 Jan;46(1):4-8.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Sixty-seven patients with thymoma were surgically treated during the past 19 years in our department. The 5-year, 10-year and 15-year survival rates of total cases with thymomas were 69.2%, 59.6% and 59.6%, respectively. Survival rates of thymoma with MG and without MG were not significantly different. According to clinical stages in Masaoka's classification, there were significant difference between Stage I and Stag III (p < 0.05), Stage I and Stage IV a (p < 0.01), and Stage I and Stage IV b (p < 0.01). We can conclude that complete resection of thymomas lead to better prognosis, and immunochemotherapy using cyclophosphamide, vincristine and OK-432 are effective.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Cyclophosphamide / administration & dosage
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Picibanil / administration & dosage
  • Prognosis
  • Survival Rate
  • Thymoma / drug therapy
  • Thymoma / mortality
  • Thymoma / surgery*
  • Thymus Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Thymus Neoplasms / mortality
  • Thymus Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Vincristine / administration & dosage

Substances

  • Picibanil
  • Vincristine
  • Cyclophosphamide