title: [Immediate and follow up results of surgical therapy for mesenchymal mediastinal tumors].
abstract: 35 patients (11 men, 24 women, aged 5-73) with mesenchymal tumor of mediastinum were surgically treated in the period 1970-1993. This group stated 10,3% of all patients treated because of cysts and tumors of mediastinum in this time. In 17 cases tumors were benign and in 18 malignant. In 31 pts total resection and in 3-partial resection were done. 5 out of 15 pts with malignant tumor are alive.
authors.affiliation: Katedy i Kliniki Chirurgii Klatki Piersiowej Slaskiej Akademii Medycznej.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gawrychowski
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Czyzewski
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Starosolski
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kilka
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Harasim
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Czyzewski
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008637:Mesenchymoma / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome