RT Book, Section A1 Hunter, John G. A1 Spight, Donn H. A1 Sandone, Corinne A1 Fairman, Jennifer E. SR Print(0) ID 1162529598 T1 Mediastinoscopy T2 Atlas of Minimally Invasive Surgical Operations YR 2018 FD 2018 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071449052 LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1162529598 RD 2024/03/28 AB Mediastinoscopy is indicated for the staging of the mediastinal lymph nodes in cases of suspected or confirmed non–small cell lung cancer or to obtain diagnostic tissue in other cases of mediastinal lymphadenopathy. Level 2, 4, and 7 paratracheal lymph nodes are generally accessible to the mediastinoscope (Figure 1). Relative contraindications include prior thoracic radiation, previous mediastinoscopy, aortic arch aneurysm, tracheal resection, or functioning tracheostomy.