title: [Introduction to the topic: current diagnosis and surgery of the mediastinum].
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Thoraxchirurge, Kerckhoff-Klinik, Benekestrasse 2-8, 61231, Bad Nauheim, Germany. j.schirren@kerckhoff-klinik.de
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schirren
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Siewert
mesh_terms: D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D019160:Endosonography; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D020707:Mediastinoscopes; D008481:Mediastinoscopy / Q000379:methods; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000601:surgery; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D013934:Thymectomy