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What is a mediastinum?

What is a mediastinum? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (anatomy) The region in mammals between the pleural sacs, containing the heart and all of the thoracic viscera except the lungs.
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Encysted effusion may be confused with a mass lesion of the pleura, mediastinum, chest wall and lungs.
The inferior parathyroids descend into the mediastinum, then reascend to meet the inferior pole of the thyroid.
The tumor, which is often but not always associated with cystic lung lesions, may arise in pulmonary parenchyma, the mediastinum, and pleura.
The abscess may track down to the mediastinum to enter into the trachea, oesophagus or the pleural cavity.
The left main bronchus was exposed at the posterior mediastinum and separated from connective tissue.
Computed tomographic scan of the chest and abdomen revealed multiple enlarged nodes in the retroperitoneum, superior mediastinum, and axillae.

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