Abstract:Abstract: Objective To investigate the role of adjuvant radiotherapy for stage Ⅱ thymoma after complete tumor resection. Methods The clinicopathological data of 78 patients with Masaoka stage Ⅱ thymoma confirmed by cytological examination of hydrothorax from January 2008 to October 2015 were retrospectively analyzed. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to calculate the survival rate and the survival curve was drawn. χ2 test or Fisher's exact probability test was used to analyze the recurrent risk factors. Results The overall survival rate was 88.5%, the overall 3-year survival rate was 94.9% and the 5-year survival rate was 89.7%. The overall survival rate, 3-year survival rate and 5-year survival rate in the complete resection patients and the patients receiving adjuvant radiotherapy after complete resection were 86.3% and 92.6%, 94.1% and 96.3%, 88.2% and 92.6% respectively (P > 0.05). The recurrent rates in the complete resection patients and the patients having adjuvant radiotherapy after complete resection were 21.6% and 3.7% respectively with significant difference. The recurrent rates for the male and female patients were 16.3% and 14.3% respectively without significant difference. In the patients with the age of 21-30, 31-40, 41-50, 51-60 and >60 years, the recurrent rates were 15.4%, 18.8%, 15.4%, 14.3% and 11.1% respectively; there were no significant differences. In the patients with the max tumor diameter ≤3 cm, 3-5 cm, 5-7 cm and >7 cm, the recurrent rates were 5.3%, 15.2%, 23.5% and 22.2% respectively; there were no significant differences. The recurrent rates were 0.0%, 0.0%, 7.1%, 19.4% and 35.7% in the patients with WHO type A, AB, B1, B2 and B3 respectively without significant differences. In the patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) and without MG, the recurrent rates were 11.8% and 29.6% respectively, there was significant difference. Conclusions Adjuvant radiotherapy for stage Ⅱ thymoma after complete tumor resection may not improve overall survival rate but may reduce recurrent rate. WHO type and MG are the recurrent risk factors for stage Ⅱ thymomas.