NCIt synonyms : Cancer of the Mediastinum; Cancer of Mediastinum; Malignant Tumor of Mediastinum; Malignant Mediastinal Neoplasm NOS; Malignant Tumor of the Mediastinum; Mediastinal Cancer; Malignant Neoplasm of the Mediastinum; Malignant Neoplasm of Mediastinum; Malignant Mediastinal Tumor;
NCIt related terms : Malignant neoplasm of mediastinum, part unspecified;
NCIt definition : A primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm affecting the mediastinum. Representative
examples of primary malignant mediastinal neoplasms include malignant germ cell tumors,
malignant mesenchymal tumors, lymphomas, and malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors.
A representative example of metastatic malignant neoplasm to the mediastinum is the
metastatic carcinoma to the mediastinum from another anatomic site.;