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Mediastinal Soft Tissue Neoplasm
A benign or malignant neoplasm of the mediastinum arising from mesenchymal cells. Representative examples of benign mediastinal soft tissue neoplasms include chondroma, leiomyoma, lipoma, and rhabdomyoma. Representative examples of malignant mediastinal soft tissue neoplasms include angiosarcoma, leiomyosarcoma, liposarcoma, osteosarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, and synovial sarcoma. (NCI Thesaurus)
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