It is characterized by the spread of infection from the cervical region into the mediastinum, the central compartment of the thoracic cavity. The management of DNM is complex and requires a ...

The sixth rib is removed to provide access, and the space between the lung and chest cavity is carefully dissected—a process ... The pleura now can be moved from the mediastinum. Once the upper ...

or pyothorax (thoracic empyema, an accumulation of pus in a cavity of the body—which can result in chronic inflammation of the mediastinum and impermeability to pleural fluid). The decision as ...

Pulmonary Pathology and Dermatopathology is a section that provides comprehensive lung, mediastinum and skin diagnostic services ... service for pathology related to any subsite in the thoracic cavity ...