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The management of mediastinal tumours has evolved significantly from ancient times to modern multidisciplinary approaches involving advanced imaging and minimally invasive surgical techniques.
This paper provides a historical overview of the diagnosis and surgical management of mediastinal tumors from ancient times to modern minimally invasive techniques.
Advances in imaging and support have refined mediastinal approaches; leaves open need for prospective outcome data.
century. For many decades the diagnosis of mediastinal disease relied solely upon clinical presentation, and the mainstay of treatment was medical therapy. The advancements in radiology and intraoperative ventilatory support facilitated the improvement of certain diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to mediastinal disease.
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Grisbolaki et al. (2023) conducted a review in Mediastinal tumours. The management of mediastinal tumours has evolved significantly from ancient times to modern multidisciplinary approaches involving advanced imaging and minimally invasive surgical techniques.
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