The aim of the study was to assess factors concurring to fatal outcome of @entity1 operated for @entity704 with or without @entity1737 . MATERIAL AND METHODS: A retrospective observational study was carried out on a series of 10 @entity1 treated for @entity704 in the IIIrd Surgical Unit of "St. Spiridon" University Hospital. RESULTS: Mean survival time was 4.45 years and mortality rate was 38.4%. In 8 @entity1 III and IV @entity1737 was associated. 2 @entity1 without @entity1737 were diagnosed with a locally advanced stage of @entity704 . According to WHO pathological classification of @entity704 , 2 cases were included in type C, those without @entity1737 associated and the rest in type B1 (2 cases) and B2 (6 cases). According to Masaoka classification all cases presented @entity3 : 6 cases type II, 3 cases type III and one case with type IV. Apart of one case in stage IV, all cases benefitted of complete surgical resection. No perioperative and early postoperative mortality was recorded. On long-term follow-up the cause of @entity204 was related to aggravation of @entity1737 in 6 cases, to @entity712 in 2 cases ( @entity583 and @entity3822 ) and in 2 cases to metastatic disease ( @entity704 related @entity204 - 20%). CONCLUSIONS: Aggravation of @entity1737 was the first cause of @entity204 in this series in spite of complete resection and intensive immunosupressive treatment. Completeness of surgical resection is the most important prognostic factor. The histopathological type of @entity704 with fatal outcome was type B and C after WHO classification.

XXXX with fatal outcome. A retrospective study.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity712 :: ('MESH:D006333', 'Disease') :: ['cardiac failure'] @entity704 :: ('MESH:D013945', 'Disease') :: ['thymic carcinoma', 'thymoma'] @entity3822 :: ('MESH:D010494', 'Disease') :: ['constrictive pericarditis'] @entity1737 :: ('MESH:D009157', 'Disease') :: ['myasthenia gravis', 'Osserman stage myasthenia gravis'] @entity3 :: ('MESH:D009362', 'Disease') :: ['invasive thymoma'] @entity583 :: ('MESH:D009203', 'Disease') :: ['acute myocardial infarction'] @entity204 :: ('MESH:D003643', 'Disease') :: ['death']
@entity704 :: (MESH:D013945,Disease) :: ['Multidisciplinary treated thymomas']
