Abstract
For the purpose of clinical analysis In mediastinal tumors, 51 patients with mediastinal tumor who were surgically treated from February 1984 to February 1994 in Chunan hospital of Soonchunhyang university were reviewed. There were 21 male and 30 female patients in the study. Age ranges from 11 months to 75 years, with the mean 39.4$\pm$ 18.8 years. Symptoms and signs were asymptom(21.6%), chest d scomfort(19.6%), dyspnea(15.7%), ptosls(15.7%), general weakness(13.7%) and chest pain(9.8%). The most frequent tumor location was anterosuperior mediastinum(60.8%) followed by posterior(25.5%) and middle(13.7%) mediastinum. In the pathological viewpoint, thymoma(33.3%) was the most frequent type followed by neurogenic tumor(25.5%) an'd germ cell tumor(19.6%). All of benign tumors(46 cases) were completely removed and malignant tumors(5 cases) were treated with rAdiotherapy after operation. The postoperative complications were 2 wound dehesences, 1 pneumothorax, 1 vocal cord palsy and 1 prolonged mechanical ventilation.
순천향대학 천안병 원은 1984년 2월부터 1994년 2월까지 종격동 종양 51례를 수술하였다. 연령은 11개월에서 75세까지고 평균연령 39.4$\pm$18.8세였고 성비는 1:1.4였다. 임상증상은 무증상이 21.6%로 가장 많았고 종격동 종양의 60.6%가 전상부에 위치해 있었다. 조직학적 병명의 빈도는흉선종 (3).3%), 신경성종양(25.5%), 배아세포종(19.6%), 종격동낭종(9.8%) 및 간염종양(5.9%) 순이었다. 양성 종양 46례는 완전절제였고 악성종양 5례중 2례는 완전절제, 1례는 불완전절제, 2례는 조직생검만 시행한 후 방사선치료하였다. 술후 합병증은 5례(9.8%)에서 창상파열 2례, 기흉 1례, 성대마비 1례 및 지속적 인공호흡요구 1례 등이었다.