Mediastinal tumor surgery

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Treatment for mediastinal tumors depends on the type of tumor.

For thymic cancers, surgery is the treatment of choice. It may be followed by radiation or chemotherapy, depending on the stage of the tumor and the success of the surgery.

For lymphomas, chemotherapy followed by radiation is the treatment of choice.

For neurogenic tumors of the posterior mediastinum, surgery is the treatment of choice.