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Mediastinum
The
mediastinum
(from
Medieval Latin
mediastinus
, "midway") is the central compartment of the
thoracic cavity
surrounded by
loose connective tissue
, as an undelineated region that contains a group of structures within the
thorax
. The mediastinum contains the
heart
and its vessels, the
esophagus
,
trachea
,
phrenic
and
cardiac nerves
, the
thoracic duct
,
thymus
and
lymph nodes
of the central chest.
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