title: [Surgical treatment for tumors of the upper thoracic aperture].
abstract: The data on the surgical treatment of 22 patients with tumors of the upper thoracic aperture at the Center's Clinic in 1986-1998 are presented. Transsternal access was made possible due to general broad approach used. The procedure had been designed and tested on 36 cadavers, particularly, with a view to locate the lymph nodes at the junction of the mediastinum and neck.
authors.affiliation: Blokhin Center for Cancer Research, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow.
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Davidov
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Matiakin
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Shental'
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Gerasimov
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D007825:Laryngectomy / Q000379:methods; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D037981:Neck Dissection / Q000379:methods*; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000379:methods; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Khirurgicheskoe lechenie opukholeĭ verkhneĭ grudnoĭ apertury.