Anaesthesia for patients with mediastinal masses may be associated with significant
respiratory and cardiovascular complications. In this review, we discuss the anatomical and …

Major changes have recently occurred in the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and
management of primary lesions of the mediastinum. New diagnostic techniques and …

A retrospective analysis was performed on 230 patients with primary cysts and tumors of the
mediastinum seen at our institution from January 1944 to April 1989. We divided these …

Pericardial cysts are an uncommon benign disease. Their treatment, in the past, was based
on excision by thoracotomy or, in selected cases, on percutaneous aspiration. The progress …

Objective To assess results in patients with primary cysts and tumours of the mediastinum
who underwent surgery. Methods A retrospective single-centre study was undertaken into …

BACKGROUND: Mediastinal tumors show a wide variability, and therefore, a standardized
diagnostic and therapeutic workup is instrumental. We subdivided mediastinal tumors into …

Neurogenic tumors of the mediastinum are among the most common mediastinal tumors.
They include nerve sheath, autonomic nervous system, and paraganglionic tumors and …

Objectivo: Avaliação dos resultados em doentes com cistos e tumores primários do
mediastino submetidos a tratamento cirúrgico. Material e métodos: Efectuado um estudo …

P erica rdial cysts are generally asymptomatic benign malformations of the pericardium and
are discove red incidentally on routine chest roentgenogram as slowly enlarging, right-sided …

The current report focuses on two patients of the same age who presented simiIar
appearances on initiaI anteroposterior chest images. FoIIow-up images showed …