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Chapter-13 Mediastinal Tumors

BOOK TITLE: Decision Making in Surgical Oncology

Author
1. Tyagi AK
2. Rautray D
ISBN
9788184481525
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/10195_13
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2008
Pages
10
Author Affiliations
1. Armed Forces Medical Services, Command Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Indraprastha University, Sector 16-C, Dwarka, New Delhi, India; University of Delhi [South Campus], New Delhi, India
2. Armed Forces Medical Services, Command Hospital (Air Force), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Abstract

Tumors originating from the structures within the mediastinum could be either primary arising from thymus, lymphatics, germinal tissue, mesenchymal tissue, or nervous tissue or secondary generally involving the lymphatic system, representing metastases from a wide array of organs like lung, pancreas, esophagus, stomach, testicular tumor, etc.

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