/mediastinal mesenchymal tumor

mediastinal mesenchymal tumor

MONDO:0003512

Also Known As

mediastinal soft tissue neoplasmmediastinal soft tissue tumormediastinal soft tissue tumoursoft tissue neoplasm of mediastinumsoft tissue neoplasm of the mediastinumsoft tissue tumor of mediastinumsoft tissue tumor of the mediastinumsoft tissue tumour of mediastinumsoft tissue tumour of the mediastinum

Definition

A benign or malignant soft tissue neoplasm of the mediastinum. Representative examples of benign mediastinal soft tissue neoplasms include chondroma, leiomyoma, lipoma, and rhabdomyoma. Representative examples of malignant mediastinal soft tissue neoplasms include angiosarcoma, leiomyosarcoma, liposarcoma, osteosarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, and synovial sarcoma.