Mediastinal masses not infrequently present themselves as problems for diagnosis. Benign vascular tumours of the mediastinum are rare. Adams and Bloch (1944) reported a case in which the tumour was incompletely removed at operation. The patient was alive and well four years later. The subject was reviewed by Seybold, McDonald, Clagett, and Harrington (1949), who collected 14 cases from the lite...

Benign tumors of the mediastinum may on occasion reach massive proportions. Previous reports on mediastinal tumors made by Clagett and others include a fibroma weighing over 4000 gm successfully removed, and a lipoma (autopsy specimen) of 12,000 gm. Ganglioneuroma of the mediastinum is a rare lesion and is almost always posterior in origin. Three of 71 cases reviewed by Kent and Blades were in ...

introduction:mediastinum contains different vital structures that are located in the anterior and middle or posterior compartments. various types of mediastinal masses or tumors can be seen in the mediastinum. materials and methods:this case series study was performed on 95 patients who had referred to mashhad university of medical sciences between 1990 and 2010 were reviewed. the inclusion cri...