Extended cervical mediastinoscopy in the diagnosis of anterior mediastinal masses

Metin M., Sayar A., Turna A., Gurses A.

ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, cilt.73, sa.1, ss.250-252, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 73 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2002
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s0003-4975(01)03182-4
  • Dergi Adı: ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.250-252
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Background. Although transthoracic needle biopsy (TNB) has been the preferred method for the diagnosis of anterior mediastinal masses, it has inherent limitations in accuracy. In particular, lymphoma and thymoma are diagnosed less reliably using needle biopsy. Videothoracoscopy has been advocated as an alternative method for diagnosis. Our goal was to assess the usefulness of extended cervical mediastinoscopy (ECM) in the diagnosis of anterior mediastinal masses.