What is Leiomyosarcoma of the Mediastinum? A Mediastinal leiomyosarcoma is rare cancer that arises from mediastinal organs such as the heart, great vessels of the heart, and esophagus. It is rare cancer and accounts for 10% of all mediastinal sarcomas. It is more...
What is Ganglioneuroma of the Mediastinum? Mediastinal ganglioneuroma is a rare type of benign (non-cancerous) tumour originating from the peripheral nerve cells of the sympathetic nervous system. It mainly affects adolescents and young adults. Although mediastinal...
What is Ganglioneuroblastoma of the Mediastinum? Ganglioneuroblastoma is a rare type of tumour that usually develops in children and originates from developing peripheral neuronal cells of the sympathetic nervous system in the mediastinum. Although these are common in...
What is Fibrosarcoma of the Mediastinum? Mediastinal fibrosarcoma is a rare type of cancerous tumour composed of spindle cells and thick collagen stroma cells with a rich vascular blood supply to the tumour. It can originate from the mediastinum, the pleural membrane...
What is the Benign Fibroma of Mediastinum? Fibroma is a tumour that is non-cancerous and originates from the muscle cells layer or neuron cells of the nervous system that supply the posterior and anterior regions of the mediastinum. Although the fibroma of the...
