Methods: From April 1993 to December 1999, 84 patients were referred for EUS-FNA. In all patients CT scanning had shown a lesion of the mediastinum suspected of malignancy located adjacent to the ...

In mediastinology, EUS plays its supportive role in certain areas in mediastinum to obtain via trans-oesophageal route safely and accurately tissue diagnosis from lesions suspected likely malignancy ...

Bronchogenic Cyst: A congenital lesion that arises from abnormal development of the bronchial tree, often containing respiratory epithelium and mucus. Mediastinum: The central compartment of the ...

Plasmacytoma, an uncommon presentation in the posterior mediastinum, usually arises as solitary or multiple lesions in bone or soft tissues. The standard treatment involves definitive radiotherapy, ...

The mean size of thymomas was greater than benign lesions, but did not reach statistical significance. Conclusions Anterior mediastinal masses present a diagnostic challenge as they may be benign ...

Other cancers and tumors in the mediastinum Other types of cancers and tumors can also occur in the mediastinum. Rarely, cancers and tumors known as germ cell tumors can start in the mediastinum.

The cutaneous lesions improved after complete resection of the thymoma ... Thymomas are the most common tumours arising from the anterior mediastinum. The association of thymoma with myasthenia gravis ...

Magnetic resonance imaging scans: axial T2-weighted image (A) and contrast-enhanced sagittal T1-weighted image (B), showing a lesion affecting the posterior mediastinum and invading the vertebral ...

The need to sample the thyroid, in addition to their lung or mediastinal lesions, was to rule out a second primary cancer. Four of our patients had an incidental finding of an 18 ...

Objectives The SUV of the liver or mediastinum is often used as an internal reference (IR) to which lesion SUV can be compared. Therefore, it is essential that the IR SUV remain consistent, ...

Objectives To assess the feasibility of F18-FDG PET in evaluating anterior mediastinal masses and correlate with aggressiveness ... Conclusions Low risk thymomas (WHO class A, AB and B1) and benign ...