INTRODUCTION 9
Table I 10
References 10
TUMORS OF NERVOUS TISSUES 12
Tumors of Nerve Fibers 12
Neurilemoma 12
Neurofibroma 13
Malignant Schwannoma 20
Tumors of Ganglionic Cells 20
Ganglioneuroma 20
Malignant Ganglioneuroma 30
Tumors of Sympathetic Cells 30
Sympathicoblastoma (Malignant) 30
Paraganglioma 31
Pheochromocytoma 32
Tumors of Aortic Body 32
References 32
TUMORS OF MESENCHYMAL DERIVATIVES 34
Tumors of Fibrous and Allied Tissues 34
Fibroma 34
Fibrosarcoma 34
Myxoma 35
Xanthofibroma 35
Tumors of Fat 36
Lipoma 36
Liposarcoma 36
Tumors of Cartilage and Bone 37
Chondroma;Osteochondroma 37
Fibrous Dysplasia 37
Chondrosarcoma 42
Tumors of Muscle 42
Leiomyoma 42
Rhabdomyosarcoma 42
Tumors of Blood and Lymph Vessels 43
Hemangioma 43
Glomangioma 43
Lymphangioma 44
References 44
TUMORS OF DISPLACED TISSUES 46
Mediastinal Goiter 46
Mediastinal Parathyroid Adenoma 46
Teratoma 49
Benign Teratoma 49
Malignant Teratoma 50
Choriocarcinoma 51
Genesis of Mediastinal Teratomas 51
References 53
TUMORS OF HEMATOPOIETIC TISSUES 74
Lymphomas 74
Leukemia 74
Plasma Cell Myeloma 74
Erythroblastic Tumor 74
References 74
CYSTS OF THE MEDIASTINUM 75
Pericardial Cyst 75
Thymic Cyst 75
Bronchogenic Cyst 78
Gastroenteric Cyst 78
References 80
MISCELLANEOUS SPACE-CONSUMING LESIONS 86
Granulomatous Inflammation 86
Metastatic Tumors and Pulmonary Carcinoma 86
Aneurysm 86
Hydatid Cyst 86
Meningocele 88
References 88