Author/Authors :
Lehimcioğlu, Yıllar Cumhuriyet University - School of Medicine - Department of Radiation Oncology, Turkey , Aytaş, İlknur Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital - Radiation Oncology Clinic, Turkey , Özyurt, Sercan Ankara Oncology Education and Research Hospital - Radiation Oncology Clinic, Turkey , Habiboğlu, Rahşan Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital - Radiation Oncology Clinic, Turkey , Çetinyokuş, Ferit Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital - Radiation Oncology Clinic, Turkey , Sayan, Haluk Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital - Radiation Oncology Clinic, Turkey , Kayaaslan, Leyla Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital - Radiation Oncology Clinic, Turkey , Aslan, Nalan Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital - Radiation Oncology Clinic, Turkey , Aksaray, Ferdi Okmeydanı Education and Research Hospital - Radiation Oncology Clinic, Turkey , Tümöz, Mübeccel Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital - Radiation Oncology Clinic, Turkey
Abstract :
Aim. This report retrospectively documents the management of in 11 patients with thymoma at Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital Radiation Oncology Department from 1999 to 2007. Method. A total of eleven patients that admitted with the diagnosis of thymoma to own clinic between November 1999 and April 2007 were included. The medical files of the patients were retrospectively reviewed. Gender, age, subtype of thymoma, surgical procedures performed and radiotherapy doses were taken into consideration. Result. There were one patient with Type B1 thymoma, one with type B3 thymoma and nine patients with type B2. Eight patients underwent surgery, while three had biopsy alone. Overall survival rate was 71% and mean survival duration was 56 months. There was no statistically significant differences in survival rate with respect to sex, mean survival rate was 73% in males and 60% in females. Although the survival rate was higher in patients that underwent surgery than those that underwent biopsy alone, the difference was not statistically significant (75% vs 66%, respectively). Conclusion. Survival rate was increased in patients with thymoma by radiotherapy and our results are similar with literatures.
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Thymoma , timus , tumor , resection
