Table 2 Effectiveness of RFA treatment in the patients with thymomas
From: An exploratory study of CT-guided percutaneous radiofrequency ablation for stage I thymoma
Patient No. | Ablation time (min) | Operation time (min) | Hospitalization time (days) | Cost ($) | Follow- up time (months) | Recurrence | Recurrence time (months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 20 | 51 | 4 | 1808 | 64.6 | N | – |
2 | 15 | 44 | 5 | 1632 | 67.2 | N | – |
3 | 15 | 62 | 5 | 1935 | 116.9 | N | – |
4 | 20 | 45 | 3 | 1825 | 81.6 | N | – |
5 | 12 | 52 | 3 | 1739 | 77.5 | N | – |
6 | 18 | 41 | 4 | 1689 | 101 | N | – |
7 | 12 | 63 | 3 | 1843 | 71.3 | N | – |
8 | 15 | 45 | 4 | 1860 | 98.1 | Y | 35.5 |
9 | 14 | 60 | 5 | 1768 | 75.8 | N | – |
10 | 10 | 67 | 6 | 1926 | 80.3 | N | – |
11 | 15 | 52 | 3 | 1765 | 91.4 | N | – |
12 | 12 | 64 | 3 | 1846 | 84.4 | N | – |
13 | 10 | 62 | 5 | 1982 | 80.5 | N | – |