Germ cell tumours are usually found in the gonads, while the most common extragonadal site is the anterior mediastinum. When these tumours involve the tracheobronchial tree, patients present with ...

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 ...

Occasionally, mediastinal tumors cause nonspecific symptoms related to the compression/invasion of adjacent anatomical structures (chest pain, cough, dyspnea, dysphagia, superior vena cava syndrome, ...

Objectives To assess the feasibility of F18-FDG PET in evaluating anterior mediastinal masses and correlate with aggressiveness of tumor and histopathology. Methods We retrospectively evaluated F18 ...

TETs, the most common anterior mediastinal tumors, highlight the importance of surgery in achieving curative outcomes, especially in early-stage disease. Likewise, MG is commonly managed through ...

Endodermal sinus tumour of the anterior mediastinum (yolk sac) is a rare but lethal neoplasm. We present a case of an 18-year-old man who presented with chest pain, cough and haemosputum with markedly ...

A chest computed tomography (CT) was remarkable for a large anterior mediastinal mass abutting the pericardium, which was deemed to most likely represent a germ cell tumor, although lymphoma could not ...

Mediastinal disease refers to an unusual group of tumors that form in the area called the mediastinum, which separates the lungs in the middle of the thoracic cavity. About half of mediastinal tumors ...