... ]. Lung cancer Malignant pleural effusion Pericardial effusion Superior vena cava syndrome In autopsy series, the prevalence of pericardial and myocardial metastases is 21% in patients with malignant diseases. Of the underlying primary tumours, 36.5% are lung cancer [ 12 ]. The pericardial tumour...

.... Mediastinal fibromatosis Superior vena cava syndrome Desmoid tumor Mesenchymal tumors, either benign or malignant, are rare in the mediastinum, constituting less than 2% of all mediastinal tumors and tumor-like lesions [ 1 ]. Fibromatosis, otherwise known as desmoid tumor, is one type of mesenchymal...