Don't gamble with medical record numbers. Each label lists the patient's name, the medical record number, the tests to be performed, the type of container required, any special instructions, and the bar code that identifies the specimen.
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.
Lung Cancer. Definition: Mediastinum. The mediastinum is the area in the chest between the lungs that contains the heart, part of the windpipe (the trachea), the esophagus, and the great vessels including the ascending aorta and right and left pulmonary arteriesâessentially all of the organs in the chest except the lungs.