Abstract:Background: Thymic carcinoma (TC) is a rare malignant tumor that can have a poor prognosis, and accurate prognostication prediction remains difficult. We aimed to develop a nomogram to predict overall survival (OS) and cancer-specific survival (CSS) based on a large cohort of patients. Methods: The Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) database was searched to identify TC patients (1975–2016). Univariate and multivariable Cox regression analyses were used to identify predictors of OS and CSS, which … Show more
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