Mediastinal Tumors: Clinicopathological Analysis and Surgical Management - A Ten Year Study From a Tertiary Care Centre.

Abstract

Tumors of mediastinum represent a wide diversity of disease status. The location and composition of mass is critical to narrowing the differential diagnosis 1. The presentation of mediastinal tumors depends upon the location, size, and invasiveness, degree of compression and endocrine effect of tumor 2. The diagnosis of mediastinal mass is an extremely challenging job. Careful history, physical examination combined with imaging and biochemical markers are useful for diagnosis. Material and Methods:-This study was conducted from April 2003 to October 2013 and a total of 98 patients with mediastinal mass lesions who have been operated in the department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic surgery in Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar during this time period were included in this study.