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Mediastinum

Known as: Mediastinal part of chest, mediastinal, mediastinal structure 
A group of organs surrounded by loose connective tissue, separating the two pleural sacs, between the sternum anteriorly and the vertebral column… 
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Anterior mediastinumInferior mediastinumLeft brachiocephalic veinLeft coronary artery structure
Benign Mediastinal Psammomatous SchwannomaBenign tumor of mediastinumClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium TerminologyInfectious Mediastinitis

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Body cavitiesThoracic cavity structure

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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
EML4-ALK Fusion Gene Assessment Using Metastatic Lymph Node Samples Obtained by Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration
Purpose: Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) fusion genes represent novel oncogenes for non–small cell lung cancers (NSCLC). Several… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Helminth Infection with Litomosoides sigmodontis Induces Regulatory T Cells and Inhibits Allergic Sensitization, Airway Inflammation, and Hyperreactivity in a Murine Asthma Model1
Numerous epidemiological studies have shown an inverse correlation between helminth infections and the manifestation of atopic… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Surgical management of non-small cell lung cancer with synchronous brain metastases.
OBJECTIVES Published series on the synchronous combined resection of brain metastases and primary non-small cell lung cancer are… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Remediastinoscopy after induction chemotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer.
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Diffuse large cell lymphomas are derived from mature B cells carrying V region genes with a high load of somatic mutation and evidence of selection for antibody expression
In the Revised European American Lymphoma (REAL) classification, several subtypes of high‐grade lymphomas were combined in the… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Spontaneous mediastinal emphysema.
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
CD7+, CD4-, CD8- acute leukemia: a syndrome of malignant pluripotent lymphohematopoietic cells.
Following our initial observation of in vivo conversion of CD7+, CD4-, CD8- acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) cells from… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Digital and conventional chest images: observer performance with Film Digital Radiography System.
The Film Digital Radiography System (FilmDRS) is a device with a laser optical film digitizer, 2,000 X 2,000 X 12-bit memory, and… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Isolation and characterization of lymphocyte plasma membranes.
Highly Cited
1946
Highly Cited
1946
MEDIASTINAL TUMORS: REPORT OP CASES TREATED AT ARMY THORACIC SURGERY CENTERS IN THE UNITED STATES
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