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Thoracic cavity structure

Known as: Cavity of chest, Pectoral cavity, THORACIC CAVITY 
The cavity in the vertebrate body enclosed by the ribs between the diaphragm and the neck and containing the lungs and heart.
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Anterior MediastinotomyAskin's tumorBilobectomyBlood supply aspects

Broader (3)

Anterior thoracic regionBody cavitiesRib Cage

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Mediastinum

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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Removal of Regulatory T Cell Activity Reverses Hyporesponsiveness and Leads to Filarial Parasite Clearance In Vivo1
Human filarial parasites cause chronic infection associated with long-term down-regulation of the host’s immune response. We show… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Mouse lacking COUP-TFII as an animal model of Bochdalek-type congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), a life-threatening anomaly, is a major cause of pediatric mortality. Although the disease… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Sentinel node biopsy in oral cavity cancer: Correlation with PET scan and immunohistochemistry
Lymphoscintigraphy and sentinel node biopsy (LS/SNB) is a minimally invasive technique that samples first‐echelon lymph nodes to… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
A genetic model for a central (septum transversum) congenital diaphragmatic hernia in mice lacking Slit3
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a significant cause of pediatric mortality in humans with a heterogeneous and poorly… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
The high incidence of tuberculosis among renal transplant recipients in India.
Tuberculosis is an important infection encountered after renal transplantation in third-world countries. Over an 8-year period… 
Review
1995
Review
1995
Visceral fat accumulation and cardiovascular disease.
Classification of Obesity. It has been noted that the incidence of metabolic complications among equally obese subjects differs… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Photodynamic therapy with chlorins for diffuse malignant mesothelioma: initial clinical results.
Four patients underwent intraoperative photodynamic therapy after surgery with meso-tetra-(hydroxyphenyl)-chlorin (mTHPC-PDT) for… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Mediastinal diffuse large-cell lymphoma with sclerosis. A clinicopathologic study of 60 cases.
A retrospective analysis was conducted of 60 cases of mediastinal diffuse large-cell lymphoma with sclerosis (MDLLS). The study… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Infections in heart-lung transplant recipients.
Infectious episodes were analyzed in 14 heart-lung transplant recipients who survived more than one week after transplantation… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Growth of B-lymphocyte colonies in vitro
In semisolid agar cultures containing mercaptoethanol, cells from the spleen, lymph nodes, marrow, peritoneal cavity, thoracic… 
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