Clinical Anatomy of the Pleural Cavity & Mediastinum
Clinical Anatomy of the Pleural Cavity & Mediastinum
Clinical Anatomy of the Pleural Cavity & Mediastinum
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<strong>Mediastinum</strong><br />
Anterior mediastinum<br />
– thymus, fat, lymphatics<br />
Posterior mediastinum<br />
– descending aorta, esophagus,<br />
azygos veins, autonomics, thoracic<br />
duct<br />
Middle mediastinum<br />
– heart, pericardium, aorta, trachea,<br />
main bronchi, lymph nodes<br />
Mediastinal lesions and<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir distribution in 102<br />
patients<br />
from Schwartz et al., 1999<br />
anatomical<br />
Divisions <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Mediastinum</strong><br />
surgical