To study mediastinal masses completely (Cases 4 ... surgical procedure for the patient upon whom a scalene-lymph-node biopsy is performed; the placement of the catheter is an extension of the ...

Mediastinal lymph nodes reside in the center ... If cancer is suspected, the healthcare provider can order a lymph node biopsy to obtain a small sample of fluid and tissues using a needle and ...

We assessed the usefulness of fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) in the diagnosis of mediastinal germ cell tumors (GCTs). In the archives of 3 pathology departments, we found records of 7 ...

Some centers will biopsy these lesions only if they are ... In patients without distant metastasis, the presence of mediastinal lymph nodes involvement generally precludes curative resection ...