Mediastinal Parathyroid Tumors
Mediastinal Parathyroid Tumors Raja R. Gopaldas David C. Rice Ann-Greth Bondeson Norman W. Thompson The parathyroid glands, discovered in 1880 by Ivar Sandstrom, a Swedish medical student, were the last…
Mesenchymal Tumors of the Mediastinum
Mesenchymal Tumors of the Mediastinum Thomas W. Shields Philip G. Robinson Primary benign and malignant mediastinal mesenchymal tumors are infrequent. Wychulis,235 Luosto,126 and Davis44 and their colleagues as well as…
Mediastinal Paragangliomas and Pheochromocytomas
Mediastinal Paragangliomas and Pheochromocytomas Raja R. Gopaldas David C. Rice Paraganglioma is a broad term generally used to describe a tumor that arises from chromaffin cells. Paragangliomas are rare tumors…
Benign and Malignant Neurogenic Tumors of the Mediastinum in Children and Adults
Benign and Malignant Neurogenic Tumors of the Mediastinum in Children and Adults Marleta Reynolds Thomas W. Shields Neurogenic Tumors in Infants and Children Neurogenic tumors occurring in the mediastinum, almost…
Excision of Hourglass Tumors of the Paravertebral Sulcus
Excision of Hourglass Tumors of the Paravertebral Sulcus A. John Popp Makoto Goda Darryl J. DiRisio Darroch W. O. Moores Hourglass tumors of the thoracic paravertebral sulcus present with a…
Poorly Differentiated Carcinoma of the Mediastinum
Poorly Differentiated Carcinoma of the Mediastinum John D. Hainsworth F. Anthony Greco The diagnosis of poorly differentiated carcinoma poses difficult problems for the clinician. Occasionally a patient with a mediastinal…
Nonseminomatous Malignant Germ Cell Tumors of the Mediastinum
Nonseminomatous Malignant Germ Cell Tumors of the Mediastinum John D. Hainsworth F. Anthony Greco Mediastinal germ cell tumors are neoplasms that occur almost exclusively in men <35 years of age….
Primary Seminomas of the Mediastinum
Primary Seminomas of the Mediastinum David C. Rice Cesar A. Moran Robert J. Dabal Douglas E. Wood Extragonadal germ cell tumors (EGCTs) are rare and account for only 1% to…
Benign Germ Cell Tumors of the Mediastinum
Benign Germ Cell Tumors of the Mediastinum Mark S. Allen Victor F. Trastek Peter C. Pairolero Incidence and Terminology The incidence of mediastinal tumors, as noted by Cocks and Kamdar,6…
Diagnosis and Treatment of Mediastinal Lymphomas
Diagnosis and Treatment of Mediastinal Lymphomas Sonali Smith Koen van Besien Lymphomas are heterogeneous disorders with variable clinical presentation and course; correct histopathologic classification is essential for their appropriate management….
