What is Mediastinal Pheochromocytoma? Mediastinal pheochromocytoma is a rare type of mediastinal tumor that develops from chromaffin cells of the sympathetic nervous system. Chromaffin cells are found along the aortic ganglia in the chest or mediastinum. In most...
What is Mediastinal Schwannoma? Mediastinal schwannoma is a rare type of benign tumour arising from neural sheath cells of the mediastinum’s peripheral or cranial autonomic nerves. It accounts for 9% of all mediastinal tumors. What is Mediastinum? The...
What is Pericardial Mesothelioma? Pericardial mesothelioma is a rare type of cancer that affects the lining of the pericardium of the heart. The pericardium is a sac-like structure that surrounds the heart and great blood vessels of the heart. It is more common in...
What is Neurofibroma of the Mediastinum? Mediastinal neurofibromas are benign (non-cancerous) tumours of the peripheral nerves located in the mediastinum. It is commonly developed in people who have a medical condition called neurofibromatosis. Neurofibromatosis is a...
What is Mesenchymoma of the Mediastinum? Mesenchymoma of the mediastinum is a rare type of benign germ cell tumour. Germ cell tumours are the tumours that originate from the reproductive cells (egg and sperm). Most of the germ cells occur in the testis or ovaries....
