mediastinal tumor…

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lungs, thymoma, mediastinal, lymphoma, mediastinal, mediastinal tumors form, in the cavity that separates the lungs, cavity contains the heart, large blood vessels, trachea, thymus, connective tissues, mediastinum, the chest between the sternum, spinal column, contains the esophagus, trachea, heart, important structures, mediastinum is divided into three sections, anterior, middle, posterior, mediastinal tumors, rare, most common location, tumors, the mediastinum, according, the patient, in children, tumors, more common, in the posterior mediastinum, begin, in the nerves, benign, most mediastinal tumors in adults occur, in the anterior mediastinum, malignant, cancerous, lymphomas, thymomas, occur most commonly in people aged 30-50, half of mediastinal tumors cause no symptoms, discovered on a chest x-ray performed, another reason, related to compression of local structures, cough, shortness of breath, chest pain, fever, chills, night sweats, coughing up blood, hemoptysis, hoarseness, mediastinal tumors, first suspected, history, physical examination, reveal, fever, unintentional weight loss, lymphadenopathy, swollen, tender lymph nodes, wheezing, stridor, further diagnostic evaluation typically includes, chest x-ray, ct scan, the chest, mri, the chest, ct-guided needle biopsy, mediastinoscopy, biopsy, mediastinal tumors, the type of tumor, thymic cancers, surgery, primary treatment of choice followed by radiation, chemotherapy, depending on the stage, the tumor, success, the surgery, lymphomas, chemotherapy followed by radiation, treatment of choice, neurogenic tumors, the posterior mediastinum, surgery, treatment of choice, prognosis, the type of tumor, different tumors have varying responses to chemotherapy, radiation, complications of mediastinal tumors include invasion of surrounding structures the heart, pericardium, lining around the heart, great vessels, aorta, vena cava, spinal cord compression, complication seen in tumors, the posterior mediastinum, radiation, surgery, chemotherapy, all have serious complications, symptoms of a mediastinal tumor.