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[Surgical treatment for tumors of the upper thoracic aperture]
M I Davidov1, E G Matiakin, V V Shental'
1Blokhin Center for Cancer Research, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow.
Voprosy Onkologii
|August 12, 1999
Abstract:
The data on the surgical treatment of 22 patients with tumors of the upper thoracic aperture at the Center's Clinic in 1986-1998 are presented. Transsternal access was made possible due to general broad approach used. The procedure had been designed and tested on 36 cadavers, particularly, with a view to locate the lymph nodes at the junction of the mediastinum and neck.