[Surgically excised primary mediastinal tumors and cysts: a report of 43 cases].
Forty-three primary mediastinal tumors or cysts were surgically treated in 41 patients during a 10-year period. These tumors consisted of 20 thymic tumors, 10 neurogenic tumors, 5 teratomas, 3 lymphoid tumors, 2 congenital cysts, 2 mediastinal thyroid tumors, and 1 chondroma. There were 16 male and 25 female patients. The mean age was 44 years with a range of 6 to 79 years. Sixteen patients (39%) were symptomatic. There were 20 thymic tumors including 13 thymomas, 5 thymic cysts, and 2 hyperplasia with myastenia. Additional radiation therapy was recommended for all but stage I thymomas. Only 1 of the 10 neurogenic tumors was malignant. Eight teratomas were all cystic and matured. Early operative intervention is mandatory in these cases.
Nonaka
M
M
First Department of Surgery, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Kadokura
M
M
Tanio
N
N
Yamamoto
S
S
Kataoka
D
D
Matsuoka
J
J
Taka
J
J
Bitoh
A
A
Inoue
K
K
Takaba
T
T
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged