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LNAS: a clinically applicable deep-learning system for mediastinal enlarged lymph nodes segmentation and station map** without regard to the pathogenesis using unenhanced CT images
BackgroundThe accurate identification and evaluation of lymph nodes by CT images is of great significance for disease diagnosis, treatment, and...
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Mediastinal teratoma presented with nonimmune hydrops and chylothorax: a case report
BackgroundNonimmune hydrops fetalis (NIHF) can be caused by different types of etiologies. Some rare intrathoracic lesions are associated with NIHF....
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CT texture analysis and node-RADS CT score of mediastinal lymph nodes - diagnostic performance in lung cancer patients
BackgroundTexture analysis derived from computed tomography (CT) can provide clinically relevant imaging biomarkers. Node-RADS is a recently proposed...
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Characteristics and outcomes of anterior mediastinal cystic lesions diagnosed on chest MRI: implications for management of cystic lesions
BackgroundChest MRI is a useful diagnostic modality for the evaluation of anterior mediastinal lesions but the outcomes of anterior mediastinal...
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Video mediastinoscopy-assisted superior mediastinal dissection in the treatment of thyroid carcinoma with mediastinal lymphadenopathy: preliminary results
BackgroundMediastinal lymph node metastases (MLNM) are not rare in thyroid cancer, but their treatment has not been extensively studied. This study...
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Prognostic Significance of the Highest Mediastinal Lymph Node Involvement in Patients with Stage III-N2 Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
BackgroundHighest mediastinal lymph node (HMLN) involvement is a category of uncertain resection, yet the prognostic significance of HMLN involvement...
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Efficacy and Postoperative Outcomes of Laparoscopic Retrosternal Route Creation for the Gastric Conduit: Propensity Score–Matched Comparison to Posterior Mediastinal Reconstruction
BackgroundRetrosternal reconstruction has lower risks for severe postoperative morbidities, such as gastro-tracheal fistula or esophageal hiatal...
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A machine learning tool to improve prediction of mediastinal lymph node metastases in non-small cell lung cancer using routinely obtainable [18F]FDG-PET/CT parameters
BackgroundIn patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), accuracy of [ 18 F]FDG-PET/CT for pretherapeutic lymph node (LN) staging is limited by...
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Consolidative active scanning proton therapy for mediastinal lymphoma: selection criteria, treatment implementation and clinical feasibility
AimsProton therapy (PT) represents an advanced form of radiotherapy with unique physical properties which could be of great advantage in reducing...
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Simultaneous resection of coexisting pulmonary and mediastinal lesions by video-assisted thoracic surgery: a case-series study
BackgroundWith the growing number of patients with coexisting pulmonary and mediastinal lesions detected, reports about simultaneous video-assisted...
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Chylotamponade in Pediatric Primary Mediastinal Large B-Cell Lymphoma
Chylotamponade involves rapid accumulation of chyle in the pericardium elevating the pericardial pressures above normal right heart filling...
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18F-FAPI PET/CT performs better in evaluating mediastinal and hilar lymph nodes in patients with lung cancer: comparison with 18F-FDG PET/CT
BackgroundThe aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of fluorine 18 ( 18 F) labeled fibroblast activation protein inhibitor (FAPI) in...
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Robotic-assisted thoracoscopic resection of anterior mediastinal cystic teratoma: a case report and literature review
BackgroundMediastinal teratomas are rare tumors that frequently occur in the anterior mediastinum. The majority of these tumors are benign and slow...
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A giant posterior mediastinal malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor and benign neurofibroma in body surface: a case report
BackgroundNeurofibromatosis comprises neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and type 2 (NF2). Major tumor type of NF1 are neurofibroma recognized as benign...
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Lateral- or prone-position video-assisted thoracic surgery for dumbbell-type posterior mediastinal tumors: pros and cons
Surgery for dumbbell-type posterior mediastinal tumors (D-PMTs) is difficult because surgeons should confirm the tumor’s extension into the spinal...
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Successful resection of giant mediastinal tumor with growing teratoma syndrome by bilateral transmanubrial approach, clamshell and median sternotomy
A 25-year-old man was initially diagnosed with a giant mediastinal nonseminomatous germ cell tumor. Chemotherapy was administered and the tumor...
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Practical methods to differentiate thymic malignancies by positron-emission tomography and tumor markers
PurposeAn accurate diagnosis of thymic malignancies is important, but challenging due to the broad range of differential diagnoses. This study aims...
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Successful surgical correction of recurrent primary chylopericardium due to mediastinal lymphangiomyoma by total pericardiectomy and diaphragmatic fenestration
We present a rare case of hemodynamically significant recurrent primary chylopericardium due to a rare lymphatic malformation, mediastinal...
