Open AccessClinicopathological analysis and outcome of primary mediastinal malignancies - A report of 91 cases from a single institute
Author(s) -
Biswajit Dubashi,
Sanju Cyriac,
Sagar Tenali
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1737.53354
Subject(s) - medicine , thymoma , radiology , lymphoma , thoracotomy , biopsy , mediastinum , germ cell tumors , pleural effusion , surgery , pathology , chemotherapy
Primary mediastinal malignancies are uncommon. They can originate from any mediastinal organ or tissue but most commonly arise from thymic, neurogenic, lymphatic, germinal or mesenchymal tissues.