Therapy (Neurogenic and Other Mediastinal Tumors)
Survey of the indication to diagnostic and therapeutic interventions in mediastinal tumors.
The indications for diagnostic or therapeutic thoracotomies or case-related to thoracoscopies depend on the suspected or confirmed lesion, on the necessity of additional information, and on the respective therapeutic schema.
A fast and total excision of a mediastinal tumor with a save indication has several advantages:
a) avoidance of inherent complications;
b) cure of the lesion by excision;
c) confirmation of the nature and dignity of the mass macroscopically and by histological examination;
d) surgery can be performed at a favorable moment concerning the size and extension of the mass.
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