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posterior mediastinum
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posterior mediastinum,
the irregularly shaped lower part of the mediastinum parallel with the vertebral column. It is bounded ventrally by the pericardium, inferiorly by the diaphragm, dorsally by the vertebral column from the fourth to the twelfth thoracic vertebra, and laterally by the mediastinal pleurae. It contains the bifurcation of the trachea, two primary bronchi, the esophagus, the thoracic duct, many large lymph nodes, and various vessels, such as the thoracic part of the aortic arch. Compare anterior mediastinum, middle mediastinum, superior mediastinum.


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Tumors of the posterior mediastinum Neurogenic tumors constitute the majority of posterior mediastinal mass lesions (23) (Figure 11).
This modification permitted us to resect all anterior and most posterior mediastinal goiters, even those that contained cancer (but without extracapsular extension) without the need for sternotomy.
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