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Mediastinoscopy

Health Encyclopedia: Mediastinoscopy With Biopsy

What the risks are

There is a risk of puncture of the esophagus, trachea, or the blood vessels, which in some circumstances can lead to potentially fatal bleeding.

Special considerations

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Health Guide

Mediastinoscopy with biopsy

Normal Values There are no abnormal lymph node tissues. What abnormal results mean Abnormal findings may indicate lung cancer, tuberculosis, the spread of disease from one body part... Read more »

...lungs and contains the heart, thymus, esophagus, trachea, the large blood vessels, and lymph nodes. A mediastinoscopy is a procedure in which a lighted instrument (mediastinoscope) is inserted... Read more »

Malignant teratoma

... CT scans of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis Elevated levels of b-HCG and AFP in the blood Mediastinoscopy and biopsy -- use of a special scope to look in the mediastinum (mediastinoscopy)... Read more »

Coccidioidomycosis: chronic pulmonary

...Bronchoscopy Bronchoscopy with transbronchial biopsy Open lung biopsy Mediastinoscopy Lumbar puncture (spinal tap) to exclude meningitis involvement ... Read more »

Mediastinal tumor

...CT scan of the chest MRI of the chest CT-guided needle biopsy Mediastinoscopy with biopsy Read more »

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