Mediastinal lymphadenopathy involves atypical enlargement of one or more lymph nodes in the mediastinum. The mediastinum consists of several structures, including the trachea , esophagus, heart ...

This structure measured approximately 20 cm. in diameter and was bounded below by the diaphragm, medially by the posterior mediastinum and superiorly by the inferior surface of the lung, which had ...

THE delineation of the normal structures and pathologic processes within the mediastinum is one of the most difficult aspects of chest roentgenology. The anatomic complexity of the mediastinal cont ...

EBUS is an invasive procedure in which physicians use ultrasound devices inside the airways and the lung for exploration of the structures of airway walls, the surrounding mediastinum, and the ...

Mediastinitis is a term used to describe all inflammatory processes of the connective tissue of mediastinal structures and involves spaces between serous membranes known as pleura. Due to the ...

A 57-year-old female nonsmoker presented with cough and left-sided chest pain.She underwent a chest radiograph and CT scan. Chest CT suggested several possible differential diagnostic ...

When aortic injury occurs in a child it is most commonly seen at the level of the ligamentum arteriosus and is usually associated with severe deceleration forces.1 The signs of aortic injury on a ...

PATIENTS AND METHODS: Thirty-two patients with nonseminoma arising from a mediastinal primary site were treated on a clinical trial at our center, and they underwent postchemotherapy surgery. The ...

RESULTS: After platinum-based induction chemotherapy with or without secondary surgery, 141 patients (49%) with mediastinal nonseminomas (median follow-up, 19 months; range, 1 to 178 months) and 144 ...