Kumar Arvind, Kumar Subodh, Aggarwal Sandeep, Khilnani G C
Departments of Surgical Disciplines, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2002 Oct;12(5):345-53. doi: 10.1089/109264202320884090.
The posterior mediastinum is a common site for neurogenic tumors. These are mostly asymptomatic and detected incidentally during radiologic investigations. However, they occasionally present with compressive or neurologic symptoms. The tumors are mostly benign but can also be malignant. Left untreated, they continue to grow. Therefore, once detected, resection is always advised. Traditionally, resection has been performed by standard posterolateral thoracotomy. More recently, such tumors have been removed thoracoscopically. We report our experience with three such cases and present a comprehensive analysis of cases of thoracoscopic resection of posterior mediastinal neurogenic tumors reported in the English literature to suggest guidelines for their current management.
后纵隔是神经源性肿瘤的常见部位。这些肿瘤大多无症状，在影像学检查时偶然发现。然而，它们偶尔会出现压迫症状或神经症状。肿瘤大多为良性，但也可能是恶性的。如果不治疗，它们会继续生长。因此，一旦发现，建议总是进行切除。传统上，切除是通过标准的后外侧开胸手术进行的。最近，此类肿瘤已通过胸腔镜切除。我们报告了我们对三例此类病例的经验，并对英文文献中报道的后纵隔神经源性肿瘤胸腔镜切除病例进行了全面分析，以提出其当前管理的指南。
