Table 1 Patient characteristics (n = 56)
Variable | Category | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | Men | 21 (38%) |
Women | 28 (50%) | |
Unknown | 7 (12%) | |
Median age (years) (range) | 24 (3–58) | |
Presenting symptoms (duplicated) | Chest pain | 35 (63%) |
Dyspnea | 21 (38%) | |
Cough | 12 (18%) | |
Fever | 12 (18%) | |
Duration from onset to treatment | < 1 week | 13 (23%) |
1–4 weeks | 10 (18%) | |
4 weeks to 6 months | 9 (16%) | |
6 months or longer | 8 (14%) | |
Unknown | 16 (29%) | |
Treatment | Surgery by thoracotomy or median sternotomy | 40 (71%) |
Video-assisted thoracic surgery | 5 (9%) | |
Surgical approach (details unknown) | 10 (18%) | |
Drainage alone | 1 (2%) | |
Histological type | Mature teratoma | 54 (96%) |
Immature teratoma | 1 (2%) | |
Germ cell tumors with somatic-type solid malignancy | 1 (2%) | |
Prognosis | Survived | 44 (79%) |
Died | 3 (5%) | |
Unknown | 9 (16%) | |
Extramediastinal location of tumor rupture (duplicated) | Lung | 16 (29%) |
Thoracic cavity | 15 (27%) | |
Pericardial sac | 7 (13%) | |
Unknown | 9 (16%) |