RT Book, Section
A1 McNamee, Ciaran J.
A2 Sugarbaker, David J.
A2 Bueno, Raphael
A2 Colson, Yolonda L.
A2 Jaklitsch, Michael T.
A2 Krasna, Mark J.
A2 Mentzer, Steven J.
A2 Williams, Marcia
A2 Adams, Ann
SR Print(0)
ID 1105847630
T1 Resection of Benign Anterior and Middle Mediastinal Cysts and Tumors
T2 Adult Chest Surgery, 2e
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-178189-3
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105847630
RD 2024/04/20
AB Primary  benign  anterior  and  middle  mediastinal  tumors  arise  from  mediastinal  structures  either  as  benign  neoplastic  processes  or  as  a  result  of  inflammation.  They  may  also  occur  as  a  result  of  local  extension  of  adjacent  compartment  organ  growth  into  the  neighboring  space  or  as  a  result  of  the  arrest  of  embryonic  cells  traversing  this  compartment  with  later  tumor  growth.  Uncommon  primary  mediastinal  tumors  usually  are  of  mesenchymal  origin.  These  tumors  represent  fewer  than  10%  of  primary  mediastinal  tumors  and  have  a  higher  prevalence  and  malignant  potential  in  children.1