Swelling of the face, neck or upper chest if major veins are compressed (superior vena cava syndrome) The tumor causes hoarseness and swallowing problems when it compresses nerves or the food passage.

Progress in the development of surgical techniques has led to the growing use of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) techniques in mediastinal cyst treatment. To present our experience of ...

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 ...

Mediastinal staging of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is of paramount importance. It distinguishes operable from inoperable disease, guides prognosis and allows accurate comparison of outcomes in ...

Prevalence and Causes of Fatigue After Cancer Treatment: The Next Generation of Research Third, it is important to remember that the safety and accuracy of invasive staging procedures is related to ...