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Middle mediastinum

Known as: Mediastinum medium, Mediastinum, Middle, Middle mediastinal part of chest 
The broadest part of the lower portion of the mediastinum. It contains the heart and the great vessels.
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Anterior chest wall structureBody partCDISC SDTM Anatomical Location TerminologyCentral tendon of diaphragm structure

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Inferior mediastinum

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Review
2015
Review
2015
Thoracoscopic esophagectomy in prone position: advantages of five ports over four ports.
BACKGROUND/AIMS Thoracoscopic esophagectomy in the prone position (ThE-PP) is usually performed with four ports, which makes the… 
2014
2014
Concepts of Clinical Anatomy of the Heart: Definition, Location and Position
The heart is a thoracic musculocavitary, intrapericardial organ, situated in the middle mediastinum. Its main function is that of… 
2012
2012
CASE REPORT: ASYMPTOMATIC BRONCHOGENIC CYST IN A 35-YEAR-OLD WOMAN AS AN INCIDENTAL FINDING
2009
2009
Primary Intrathoracic Goiter Primary Intrathoracic Goiter
A 51 year-old-female was incidentally found to have a mediastinal mass on a routine chest radiograph in February, 2006 (Fig. 1… 
2002
2002
A case of middle mediastinum paraganglioma.
背景:傍神経節腫は副腎外のparaganglionsystemから発生する腫瘍であり, 縦隔に発生する頻度は少ない. 今回われわれは, 中縦隔に発生した傍神経節腫を経験したので報告する.症例:34… 
2001
2001
Primary Mediastinal Hemangiopericytoma: A Case Report
Primary mediastinal hemangiopericytomas are very rare tumors. We present a patient with this disease and discuss the clinical… 
1997
1997
Aberrant Mediastinal Goiter; A Case Report.
A 55-year-old female was referred to our hospital because of an abnomal shadow on a chest X-ray film which had been found in a… 
1985
1985
Two-dimensional echocardiographic detection of mediastinal pheochromocytoma.
A patient had a functioning pheochromocytoma in the aorticopulmonary region of the middle mediastinum. Two-dimensional… 
1985
1985
Mediastinum (Interpleural Space)
The mediastinum is the middle compartment of the chest which is situated between the 2 pleural cavities. Its boundaries are (Fig… 
Review
1976
Review
1976
The right pleuromediastinal reflection in children.
The authors review the anatomy of the pleural reflection of the right lung against the middle mediastinum in childhood. In 505…