Experts also recommended that she undergo a chest CT scan, which revealed that the woman had an anterior mediastinal tumor, large in size (approximately 68x43mm), along with several enlarged mediastinal and left hilum lymph nodes. Immediately after, the medical team at Chợ Rẫy Hospital performed a biopsy of the tumor.
The pathological examination revealed that the patient’s tumor was a form of Lymphoma. After receiving active intervention, the patient stabilized and returned to work as usual.
“Lymphoma generally responds well to chemotherapy, so the prognosis for this patient is better than that for patient M.,” the treating doctor said.
Dr. Cao Thị Hồng, a specialist in charge of the HECI Center at Chợ Rẫy Hospital, explained that the mediastinum is the central region of the chest, surrounded in front by the sternum and costal cartilage, behind by the thoracic vertebrae, on both sides by the pleura, below by the diaphragm, and above by the cervical region.
The mediastinum contains many vital organs, such as the heart, esophagus, trachea, large blood vessels, nerves, and the thymus.
Mediastinal tumors can be primary or secondary and may be benign or malignant, including pericardial cysts, teratomas, benign thymic tumors, thymic carcinoma, lymphoma, germ cell tumors, and neurogenic tumors.
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