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Chest X-ray at first patient presentation. (A) Chest X-ray (posteroanterior projection) showing an enlarged mediastinum. (B) Chest X-ray (lateral projection) showing a middle mediastinal tumor.
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Chest X-ray in both projections showed a mediastinal mass (Figure 1A,1B).
Coronal view of a chest CT showing a giant middle mediastinal tumor located in the subcarinal space and compressing the Oe. CT, computed tomography; Oe, oesophagus.
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Chest computed tomography (CT) confirmed a giant middle mediastinal tumor measuring up to 11 cm in its largest diameter (Figure 2).
Intraoperative view of the Tu at thoracotomy, lying posterior to the lung. Tu, tumor.
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The tumor was located in the middle mediastinum (Figure 3).
Macroscopic view of a giant tumor measuring 11.3x8.4x4.5 cm3 for a weight of 249 g.
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Macroscopic view of the resected specimen is depicted in Figure 4.
Timeline summarizing relevant information on this episode of care. Of note, the timeline is not to scale.
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A timeline picture of Historical and current information from this episode of care is depicted in Figure 5.