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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Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos
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| author | Antonio Ríos Rodríguez Nancy Capin Sarria Lidia Torres Aja Arístides Sánchez Sánchez |
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| description | <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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| spelling | doaj-art-6084101f55ba43adade1528c1092679b2025-01-30T21:28:40ZspaCentro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. CienfuegosMedisur1727-897X2008-08-0162101104354Mediastinal tumors. Report of 29 operated patients.Antonio Ríos Rodríguez0Nancy Capin Sarria1Lidia Torres Aja2Arístides Sánchez Sánchez3Hospital Universitario “Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima” Cienfuegos.Hospital Universitario “Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima” Cienfuegos.Hospital Universitario “Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima” Cienfuegos.Hospital Universitario “Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima” Cienfuegos.<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 />http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/448neoplasmas del mediastino (diag) (cirug)procedimientos quirúrgicos operativoscalidad de vida |
| spellingShingle | Antonio Ríos Rodríguez Nancy Capin Sarria Lidia Torres Aja Arístides Sánchez Sánchez Mediastinal tumors. Report of 29 operated patients. Medisur neoplasmas del mediastino (diag) (cirug) procedimientos quirúrgicos operativos calidad de vida |
| title | Mediastinal tumors. Report of 29 operated patients. |
| title_full | Mediastinal tumors. Report of 29 operated patients. |
| title_fullStr | Mediastinal tumors. Report of 29 operated patients. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mediastinal tumors. Report of 29 operated patients. |
| title_short | Mediastinal tumors. Report of 29 operated patients. |
| title_sort | mediastinal tumors report of 29 operated patients |
| topic | neoplasmas del mediastino (diag) (cirug) procedimientos quirúrgicos operativos calidad de vida |
| url | http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/448 |
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