|
Thymus Pathology
|
N (% of 110)
|
Age at diagnosis* (years)
|
Sex (m/f)
|
Patients with Myasthenic crisis (%)
|
Number of Myasthenic crisis
|
Days in ICU (Median & Range)
|
Ventilatory support
|
|---|
|
Normal
|
51 (46.4%)
|
29.7 ± 13.9
|
18/33
|
3 (5.9%)
|
3
|
3 & 2–4
|
3
|
|
Hyperplasia
|
43 (39.1%)
|
27.4 ± 15.2
|
14/29
|
9 (20.9%)
|
10
|
7 & 2–30
|
7
|
|
Thymoma
|
16 (14.5%)
|
37.3 ± 8.9
|
9/7
|
8 (50.0%)
|
12
|
9 & 3–38
|
9
|
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* Analysis of variances indicated that age at diagnosis in thymomatous patients was significantly higher than others (P = 0.007). There was no statistically significant difference regarding other variables.
