Mediastinal tumor is a pathological condition in which the mediastinum of the body has the appearance of benign or malignant tumors, which can be anterior mediastinal tumors or posterior mediastinal tumors. To treat this condition, mediastinectomy is considered a reasonable and effective treatment method, however, there are still some dangerous complications that need to be noted when performing mediastinal tumor surgery.

Thymoma is much rarer than other cancers, with a 5-year survival rate of 71% for people with thymoma if diagnosed and treated early. Therefore, the diagnosis of thymoma is important and needs to be clearly understood.

Ependymal tumors are difficult to treat and can easily cause damage during surgery. Therefore, endoscopic biopsy of ependymal tumors to obtain tissue samples for biopsy plays an extremely important role in the treatment of patients.

Myasthenia gravis can be an indicator to help examine and detect thymoma, so patients with this symptom are often diagnosed earlier, thereby having appropriate treatment methods.

When detecting mediastinal cancer or benign mediastinal tumor, it is necessary to treat it early to avoid adverse effects on the lungs and surrounding organs.

Although a mediastinal tumor can be benign or malignant, if left untreated, it can cause lung complications and be life-threatening. Therefore, tumor resection is a necessary indication for the patient.

After comparing the chest X-ray film with the results of thymus pathology, the image of thymus tumor on the chest X-ray will show a widened mediastinal shadow, blurred behind the sternum and calcification.

Thymectomy is surgery to remove the thymus gland. This is an effective treatment for myasthenia gravis, neuromuscular disorders, thymoma. There are many types of thymectomy, in which laparoscopic thymectomy is a modern, radical technique with few postoperative complications.