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Superior mediastinum

Known as: Mediastinum.superior, Mediastinum superius, Superior mediastinal part of chest 
The part of the mediastinum that is located between the upper part of the sternum in the front and the upper thoracic vertebrae in the back.
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Review
2008
Review
2008
Functional large parathyroid carcinoma extending into the superior mediastinum.
Mediastinal parathyroid carcinoma is very rare regardless of whether it is functioning, and it is sometimes problematic in both… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Two cases of ectopic cervical thymus: case reports and a review of the literature.
Review
1997
Review
1997
Thoracoscopic excision of mediastinal parathyroid adenomas: a report of two cases and review of the literature.
1992
1992
A case of multiple pericardial hydatid cysts.
1989
1989
Normal lymph node size in the mediastinum: a retrospective study in two patient groups.
1988
1988
Mediastinal exploration by mediastinoscopy and mediastinotomy.
1987
1987
Thymus in the superior mediastinum simulating adenopathy: appearance on CT.
A soft-tissue nodule was identified in the mediastinum superior to the left brachiocephalic vein in six patients undergoing… 
1984
1984
Primary angiosarcoma of the mediastinum: light and electron microscopic demonstration of Factor VIII-related antigen in neoplastic cells.
1969
1969
Thymic cysts and remnant cervical thymus
1959
1959
Pericardial cyst in the superior mediastinum.
Several articles have appeared in the medical journals during the past few years on the subject of pericardial cysts, the… 
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