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Mediastinal Masses

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The differential diagnosis and the treatment approach to a mediastinal mass are dictated by its location (anterior, middle, or posterior mediastinum). A CT scan will help identify the location as well as the characteristics of the mass. All symptomatic masses of the mediastinum warrant resection. Posterior masses are most commonly neurogenic in origin, whereas middle masses are typically cystic in nature. Anterior masses (4Ts) require a more extensive workup and a disease-specific treatment.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY, USA

    Henry Tannous & Joanna Chikwe

  2. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA

    Henry Tannous, Joanna Chikwe & Maroun B. Yammine

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  1. Department of Surgery, Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, USA

    Salvatore Docimo Jr.

  2. Department of Surgery, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA

    Eric M. Pauli

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Tannous, H., Chikwe, J., Yammine, M.B. (2019). Mediastinal Masses. In: Docimo Jr., S., Pauli, E. (eds) Clinical Algorithms in General Surgery . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98497-1_11

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