Mediastinal

Transformed Follicular Lymphoma and Primary Mediastinal Large B Cell Lymphoma are less common types of lymphoma that can also be hard to treat in some patients.

If mediastinal lymph node involvement is suspected, the nodes may be sampled to assist staging.

Some people with mediastinal N2 lymph node involvement might benefit from post-operative radiotherapy. citation For potentially curable SCLC cases, chest radiotherapy is often recommended in addition to chemotherapy.

The mediastinal surface of the left lung has a large cardiac impression where the heart sits.

The mediastinal surface of the right lung is indented by a number of nearby structures.