Outcome for 65 Patients With Thymoma, According to the Masaoka Staging System
| Outcome of interest | Masaoka stage | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I (n = 23) | II (n = 12) | III (n = 20) | IV (n = 10) | |
| Death, no. | ||||
| Death | 8 | 4 | 9 | 8 |
| Censored | 15 | 8 | 11 | 2 |
| Survival | ||||
| Mean, yr | 17.1 | 18.1 | 8.8 | 5.1 |
| Median, yr | 15.0 | 20.0 | 9.0 | 2.0 |
| 5-yr survival, % of pts. | 88 | 71 | 61 | 48 |
| 10-yr survival, % of pts. | 80 | 71 | 45 | 16 |