TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Resection of Benign Anterior and Middle Mediastinal Cysts and Tumors 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 PY - 2015 T2 - Adult Chest Surgery, 2e 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 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/13 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105847630 ER -