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Mediastinal Disorder
Definition 1
A non-neoplastic or neoplastic disorder that affects the structures of the mediastinum. Representative examples include mediastinitis, mediastinal lipoma, mediastinal schwannoma, thymoma, and mediastinal lymphoma. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
Disorders of the mediastinum, general or unspecified. (NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
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