The role of a pseudocapsula in thymic epithelial tumors: outcome and correlation with established prognostic parameters. Results of a 20-year single centre retrospective analysis

Table 3 Patient characteristics and tumor parameters according to the presence of a pseudocapsula^a

Characteristics	n	Pseudocapsula complete	Pseudocapsula incomplete	Pseudocapsula no capsula	*p-value* ^b
Masaoka I	42	38	4	0	0.001
II	19	1	16	2
III	9	1	3	5
IV	14	0	3	11
N-status N0	79	40	24	15	0.042
N1	5	0	2	3
M-status M0	76	40	25	11	0.001
M1	8		1	7
Vessel infiltration	13	0	3	9	0.001
Pericard infiltration	14	1	1	12	0.001
Recurrence	2	0	1	1	0.047
Age (yr)^c	84	40	26	18	0.44
Sex Male	45	14	17	14	0.004
Female	39	26	9	4
MG^d	19	10	6	3	0.86

^aData are presented as mean ± SD unless otherwise indicated
^bTwo-sided p values were calculated by Pearson's Chi-Square test to determine the significance of correlation of clinicopathological parameters and presence of a pseudocapsula of the tumor.
Boldprinting indicates statistical significance
^cRange from 14 to 82 years
^dMyasthenia gravis

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