Sarcomas of the posterior mediastinum are rare and correspond mostly to neurogenic tumors. We studied 18 cases of liposarcoma presenting in the posterior mediastinum; because of their unusual location ...

Mediastinitis is a term used to describe all inflammatory processes of the connective tissue of mediastinal structures and involves spaces between serous membranes known as pleura. Due to the vital ...

RAPID developments in thoracic surgery and increased use of mass roentgen surveys during the past decade have revealed a greater incidence of mediastinal lesions than heretofore suspected, have shown ...

The pathophysiology of mediastinitis is rather complex, but the common pathway for post-operative forms of the disease (which are most common) seems to be intraoperative contamination of the wound, ...

Local dental infections may spread rapidly and cause serious and even life threatening disease. The importance of prompt accurate diagnosis and management is discussed. Pathways of spread of oral and ...