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Mediastinoscopy is a surgical procedure to look at the inside of the upper chest between and in front of the lungs (mediastinum). During a mediastinoscopy, a small cut (incision) is made in the neck just above the breastbone or on the left side of the chest next to the breastbone. Then a thin scope (mediastinoscope) is inserted through the opening.
The Chamberlain procedure is used to biopsy lymph nodes in the center of the chest, or to biopsy. a mass in the center of the chest. The Chamberlain procedure differs from a cervical. mediastinoscopy by the location of the incision, and the location of the lymph nodes or mass to. be biopsied.