Pneumomediastinum is when air is present in the mediastinum. This is the space between the lungs and surrounding the heart. Air may enter from a leakage in a lung, the esophagus, or airways.

Increased Temperature of Malignant Urinary Bladder Tumors In Vivo: The Application of a New Method Based on a Catheter Technique PURPOSE: To evaluate the role of postchemotherapy surgery in patients ...

A mediastinal tumor is a growth that occurs in the space inside the chest, near organs such as the heart and lungs. Some of these tumors may cause symptoms, but some may not. When mediastinal tumors ...

RAPID developments in thoracic surgery and increased use of mass roentgen surveys during the past decade have revealed a greater incidence of mediastinal lesions than heretofore suspected, have shown ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 65-year-old man was referred for a mediastinal mass in the right paratracheal area that was found on a routine ...

Phase II Study of Paclitaxel Plus Gemcitabine in Refractory Germ Cell Tumors (E9897): A Trial of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group PURPOSE: To characterize the clinical and biologic features of ...

Sarcomas of the posterior mediastinum are rare and correspond mostly to neurogenic tumors. We studied 18 cases of liposarcoma presenting in the posterior mediastinum; because of their unusual location ...