Of all anterior mediastinal tumors, 15-20 % are germ cell tumors of which approximately 50 % are benign teratomas.
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The ACCP guidelines recommend invasive staging for patients with or without mediastinal lymph node enlargement on CT regardless of the PET scan findings.
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If the initial mediastinal staging included a mediastinoscopy, most surgeons try to avoid a repeat mediastinoscopy after radiation treatment because of scarring.
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Consequent injuries may include arterial gas embolism, pneumothorax, mediastinal, interstitial and subcutaneous emphysemas, not usually all at the same time.
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Ibn Zuhr ( Avenzoar ) described disorders similar to meningitis, intracranial thrombophlebitis, and mediastinal germ cell tumors; Averroes attributed belladonna intoxication.
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The concern about " mediastinal flutter " ( the shift of the mediastinum with paradoxical diaphragm movement ) does not appear to be merited.
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Mediastinal pseudocysts, a rare form of pancreatic pseudocysts in the abdomen, may cause dysphagia, dyspnea, airway obstruction, or cardiac tamponade.
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He developed parathyroid surgery in the treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism, performing the first mediastinal parathyroidectomy with Oliver Cope on patient Captain Charles Martell in 1932.
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The prevertebral fascia is fixed above to the base of the skull, and below it extends behind the esophagus into the posterior mediastinal cavity of the thorax.
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Ovarian teratomas often present with abdominal or mediastinal teratomas often cause compression of the lungs or the airways and may present with chest pain and / or respiratory symptoms.
