Comparison of surgical techniques for early-stage thymoma: Feasibility of minimally invasive thymectomy and comparison with open resection Arjun Pennathur, MD, Irfan Qureshi, MD, Matthew J. Schuchert, MD, Rajeev Dhupar, MD, Peter F. Ferson, MD, William E. Gooding, MS, Neil A. Christie, MD, Sebastien Gilbert, MD, Manisha Shende, MD, Omar Awais, DO, Joel S. Greenberger, MD, Rodney J. Landreneau, MD, James D. Luketich, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 141, Issue 3, Pages 694-701 (March 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.09.003 Copyright © 2011 Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Kaplan–Meier plot illustrating overall survival for entire group, with confidence limits. Time, in years, from thymectomy plotted on x-axis. Dotted lines indicate 95% confidence bands for probability of overall survival. Numbers at risk shown above x-axis. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2011 141, 694-701DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.09.003) Copyright © 2011 Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Kaplan–Meier plot illustrating recurrence-free survival for entire group, with confidence limits. Time, in years, from thymectomy plotted on x-axis. Dotted lines indicate 95% confidence bands for probability of recurrence-free survival. Numbers at risk shown above x-axis. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2011 141, 694-701DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.09.003) Copyright © 2011 Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 A, Kaplan–Meier plot illustrating recurrence-free survival stratified by group (thoracoscopic vs open). Time, in years, from thymectomy plotted on x-axis. B, Kaplan–Meier plot illustrating recurrence-free survival for patients with stage I thymoma stratified by group (thoracoscopic vs open). Time, in years, from thymectomy plotted on x-axis. Numbers at risk shown above x-axis. C, Kaplan–Meier plot illustrating recurrence-free survival for patients with stage II thymoma stratified by group (thoracoscopic vs open). Time, in years, from thymectomy plotted on x-axis. Numbers at risk shown above x-axis. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2011 141, 694-701DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.09.003) Copyright © 2011 Terms and Conditions