Goldberg M, Burkes R L
School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Oncology (Williston Park). 1994 Aug;8(8):99-110; discussion 110-1.
The incidence of mediastinal tumors is increasing throughout North America. The benign variants are usually managed by relatively simple surgical procedures. Malignant mediastinal tumors can be among the most challenging of medical and surgical conditions and may require the expertise of medical, radiation, and surgical oncologists. Thymomas, germ-cell tumors, and lymphomas comprise the majority of the malignant mediastinal neoplasms. Some variants are managed entirely medically while others are extirpated initially. Many require multimodality therapies, either according to an accepted protocol or, more challengingly, off protocol.
在北美，纵隔肿瘤的发病率正在上升。良性纵隔肿瘤通常通过相对简单的外科手术进行治疗。恶性纵隔肿瘤可能是医疗和外科领域中最具挑战性的病症之一，可能需要医学肿瘤学家、放射肿瘤学家和外科肿瘤学家的专业知识。胸腺瘤、生殖细胞肿瘤和淋巴瘤构成了大多数恶性纵隔肿瘤。一些类型完全通过医学手段治疗，而另一些则首先进行切除。许多病例需要根据公认的方案进行多模式治疗，或者更具挑战性的是，采用非标准方案进行治疗。
