"Mediastinum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A membrane in the midline of the THORAX of mammals. It separates the lungs between the STERNUM in front and the VERTEBRAL COLUMN behind. It also surrounds the HEART, TRACHEA, ESOPHAGUS, THYMUS, and LYMPH NODES.
| Descriptor ID |
D008482
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.923.761.800.500
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mediastinum" by people in Profiles.
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Isolated Nodal Failure after Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Lung Cancer: The Role for Salvage Mediastinal Radiotherapy. J Thorac Oncol. 2016 09; 11(9):1558-64.
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Navigating the pathway to robotic competency in general thoracic surgery. Innovations (Phila). 2013 May-Jun; 8(3):184-9.
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A patient with necrobiotic xanthogranuloma presenting with an anterior mediastinal mass, plasma cell dyscrasia, and a lymphoproliferative disorder. Clin Adv Hematol Oncol. 2011 Sep; 9(9):696-700.
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An unusual case of Aspergillus fibrosing mediastinitis. Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Oct; 88(4):1352-4.
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Excision of a mediastinal parathyroid gland with use of video-assisted thoracoscopy, intraoperative 99mTc-sestamibi scanning, and intraoperative monitoring of intact parathyroid hormone. Endocr Pract. 2004 Jan-Feb; 10(1):45-8.