Medical Radiology: Update 1995

Wood, Douglas E.; Brady, L. W.; Allen, M.S.; Thomas, Charles R.Jr.; Heilmann, H.-P.; Bitran, J.D.; Delbridge, L.; Vries, B. de; Faber, L.P.; Ginsberg, R.J.; Griffin, T.W.; Heitmiller, R.F.; Keshavjee, S.; Koh, W.-J.; Leblanc, J.; Lee, R.B.; Loehrer, P.J. Sr.; Marasco, W.J., Sr.; Mathisen, D.J.; Miller, J.I. Jr.; Petersdorf, S.H.; Reeve, T.S.; Roach, M., III; Somers, J.; Thomas, C.R., Jr.; Vijayakumar, S.; Wain, J.C.; Wilkins, E.W. Jr.; Wood, D.E.; Wright, C.D.

Primary mediastinal tumors are relatively rare. The relative incidence of these tumors indicates that neurogenic tumors are the most common tumor seen constituting 21 % of all cases, thymomas 19%, lymphomas 12.5%, germ cell tumors 10%, primary carcinomas 4.6%, mesenchymal tumors 6%, endocrine tumors 6%, cysts 18%. In adults, the majority of thyroid tumors, thymomas, mediastinal germ cell tumors and teratomas are located in the superior and anterior mediastinum. Of the neurogenic tumors 18% are located in the posterior mediastinum, and 50% of mediastinal lymphomas are in the middle mediastinum. In adults, the incidence of anterosuperior, middle and posterior mediastinal tumors is about 54%, 20% and 26% respectively. However, in children the posterior mediastinum contains 63% of the lesions, the anterior mediastinum contains 26% and the middle mediastinum II %. The majority of the tumors are benign in character with a ratio of benign to malig­ nant of about 60 to 40. The relative incidence of malignant mediastinal tumors in children is about 50%. Even though mediastinal tumors are not common, they represent a unique problem with regards to treatment whether by surgery, radiation therapy and/or systemically administered chemotherapy. The volume by WOOD and THOMAS deals with each of these issues in detail and presents a logical and important approach to the management of mediastinal tumors.

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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2011-12-14

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9783642794285

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-79426-1

Dimensions: 270cm x193cm

Pages: 131