TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Cervical Mediastinoscopy and Anterior Mediastinotomy A1 - Chang, Michael Y. A1 - Saund, Mandeep Singh A1 - Mentzer, Steven J. A2 - Sugarbaker, David J. A2 - Bueno, Raphael A2 - Burt, Bryan M. A2 - Groth, Shawn S. A2 - Loor, Gabriel A2 - Wolf, Andrea S. A2 - Williams, Marcia A2 - Adams, Ann PY - 2020 T2 - Sugarbaker’s Adult Chest Surgery, 3e AB - Mediastinoscopy is a surgical technique that permits minimally invasive access to the mediastinum.1 Frequently, mediastinoscopy is used to biopsy and facilitate the histologic diagnosis of enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes (carcinoma, sarcoidosis, and tuberculosis) and masses (lymphoma, germ cell tumor, and thymoma). Mediastinoscopy plays an important role in staging of bronchogenic carcinoma. Staging directs treatment, guides implementation of protocols, and permits comparison of treatment between patients. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/15 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1170416205 ER -