Clinical Experience of Mediastinal Tumors and Cysts.
- Author:
Jun Young CHOI
1
;
Chang Dae OUCK
;
Sung Ho KIM
;
Sang Ho RHIE
;
In Seok JANG
;
Jong Woo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University and Hospital, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Mediastinal neoplasm
- MeSH:
Drug Therapy;
Female;
Germ Cells;
Humans;
Male;
Mediastinal Neoplasms;
Postoperative Complications;
Radiotherapy;
Sex Ratio;
Thorax
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
1997;30(7):708-712
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We report on nine years experience of surgical treatment of mediastinal tumors in 47 patients. Their ages ranged from 5 to 67 years with an average of 36.4 years and the sex ratio of male and female was 1:1.5. The most frequent symptom was chest pain(27.7%), followed by ptosis(14.9%), general weakness(12.8%) and eight patients(17.0%) were asymptomatic. The most prevalent location of the tumor was anterosuperior mediastinum(63.8%). Pathologically, thymoma(32.9%) was the most common tumor, followed by cyst(21.3%), neurogenic tumor(17.0%), germ cell tumor(12.8%), and mesenchymal tumor(6.4%). Complete removal was achieved in 41 cases of all benign tumors and 3 cases of malignant tumors. All the malignant tumor patients were treated with chemotherapy, radiotherapy or both after surgery. Postoperative complications developed in 4 cases and there was no operative death.
