Table 1 The distribution of extracardial lesions in mediastinum
From: The value of transthoracic echocardiography in the detection of extra-cardiac lesions
Lesion | n | Anterior mediastinum | Middle mediastinum | Posterior mediastinum | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
Lymph node metastasis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40% | 3 | 60% |
Lymphoma | 9 | 6 | 66.67% | 3 | 33.33% | 0 | 0 |
Thymoma | 3 | 3 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Teratoma | 3 | 3 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pericardial cyst | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 100% | 0 | 0 |
Pericardial mesothelioma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0 |
Lipoma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Hiatal hernia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% |
Esophageal cancer | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 100% |
Total | 41 | 12 | 34.15% | 11 | 21.95% | 18 | 43.90% |