title: The diagnostic approach to mediastinal masses.
authors.forename: Prasad R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Koduri
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood*; D001706:Biopsy; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000201:enzymology; D002648:Child; D018997:Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human / Q000097:blood; D004253:DNA Nucleotidylexotransferase / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000097:blood*; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000097:blood*; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D018997:Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; D004253:DNA Nucleotidylexotransferase