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KMID : 0364019940270080689
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Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
1994 Volume.27 No. 8 p.689 ~ p.694
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Clinical Review of Primary Tumors and Cysts of the Mediastinum
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장기경
임승현/이광선/홍유선/김훈
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Abstract
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A retrospective analysis was performed on 36 patients with primary cysts and tumors of the mediastinum seen at the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery of Maryknoll Hospital from January 1983 to December 1993. There were 21 female
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male patients in the study. Ages ranges from 2 years to 72 years, with a mean of 34.7%. There were 9 malignant tumors and 27 benign tumors. Thymic neoplasms were the most common. For the whole series, 29 of the patients had tumors in the anterior
mediastinum. There appears to be an increase in tumors in the anterior compartment. There were 30 symptomatic patients in our series. Of the patients with malignant disease, 89% were symptomatic. All of benign tumors were completely removed and
malignant tumors were treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy after operation. There were 9(27.3%) postoperative complications. There was no postoperative mortality. Follow-up was available on 27 patients. There was no recurrence, malignant
degeneration, or growth of any tumor. It is hoped that careful evaluation and aggressive treatment of mediastinal tumors will continue to provide improvement in the prognosis for these patients. (Korean J Thoracic Cardiovas Surg 1994; 27:689-94)
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