"Mediastinum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A membrane in the midline of the THORAX of mammals. It separates the lungs between the STERNUM in front and the VERTEBRAL COLUMN behind. It also surrounds the HEART, TRACHEA, ESOPHAGUS, THYMUS, and LYMPH NODES.
| Descriptor ID |
D008482
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.923.761.800.500
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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mediastinum" by people in Profiles.
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Invasive Mediastinal Staging in Lung Cancer. Use a Prediction Model or Just Do It? Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2017 06 15; 195(12):1556-1558.