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Abstract
Cysts of one of the parts of the mediastinum: the superior part, containing the trachea, esophagus, thoracic duct and thymus organs; the inferior middle part, containing the pericardium; the inferior anterior part containing some lymph nodes; and the inferior posterior part, containing the thoracic duct and esophagus.
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- Cyst, Mediastinal
- Cysts, Mediastinal
- Mediastinal Cysts
- Pericardial Cyst
- Thoracic Cyst
- Thymic Cyst
- Tracheal Cyst
- Cyst, Pericardial
- Cyst, Thoracic
- Cyst, Thymic
- Cyst, Tracheal
- Cysts, Pericardial
- Cysts, Thoracic
- Cysts, Thymic
- Cysts, Tracheal
- Pericardial Cysts
- Thoracic Cysts
- Thymic Cysts
- Tracheal Cysts
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.
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non-neoplastic; simple mediastinal cysts commonly adjacent to pericardium; note X refs: do not coord pericardial, thoracic, thymic or tracheal cysts with respective organs or organ/dis precoord: index only under MEDIASTINAL CYST
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Mediastinal Cyst. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008476. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008476
- Mediastinal Cyst. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55092923