Mediastinal tumors. Report of 29 operated patients.
<strong>Background:</strong> Surgery is the unique possibility of cure of survival with life quality for patients with tumor or mediastinal mass. <strong><br />Objective:</strong> To describe the results of surgical procedures in patients with mediastinal tumor. <str...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Spanish |
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Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos
2008-08-01
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| Series: | Medisur |
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| Online Access: | http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/448 |
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| Summary: | <strong>Background:</strong> Surgery is the unique possibility of cure of survival with life quality for patients with tumor or mediastinal mass. <strong><br />Objective:</strong> To describe the results of surgical procedures in patients with mediastinal tumor. <strong><br />Methods:</strong> Descriptive, retrospective study of 29 patients operated after being diagnosed with mediastinal tumor in a period of 17 years (1986-2002). Studied variables were: tumor´s locus in the mediastinum, tumor nature, histological diagnosis and strategies regarding surgical approach. <strong><br />Findings:</strong> There was a prevalence of benign tumors (81,8%) and the most frequent locus was anterior mediastinum. <strong><br />Conclusions:</strong> These findings agree with previous studies, mainly regarding tumors´ locus and nature. <br /> |
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| ISSN: | 1727-897X |