Characteristics of Mediastinal Tumor Patients in Cipto Mangunkusumo National Hospital Jakarta

• Published in: Indonesian Journal of Cancer
• Main Author: Zulkifli Amin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dharmais Cancer Hospital - National Cancer Center 2013-06-01
• Subjects: mediastinal tumor; thymoma
• Online Access: https://www.indonesianjournalofcancer.or.id/e-journal/index.php/ijoc/article/view/297
• ISSN: 1978-3744; 2355-6811

Tumors of the mediastinum represent a wide diversity of disease states. Here in Indonesia, especially in Cipto Mangunkusumo National Hospital, we are still lacking of epidemiology, clinical, radiology, dan histopathology characteristics of mediastinal tumors. Aim: to determine the characteristic of mediastinal tumor cases based on medical records. Methods: retrospective study was based on data that had been reported in Chest meetings those were held by Pulmonology Division of Internal Medicine in Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital from January 2007 to Desember 2008. There were 27 cases of mediastinal tumor at that time. Results: most patients were diagnosed with mediastinal tumor at age of above 40 years old (56%) and more than half patients are males (67%). From 13 patients (52%), it was confirmed that 9 of them had history of smoking. Cough, breathless, and weight loss were three most common symptoms found. Most common histological type of tumor was thymoma (33%). Seventeen (63%) patients underwent surgery. Radiotherapy and chemotherapy were done in 44% and 26% of patients. Conclusions: researcher has managed 27 cases of mediastinal tumor from January 2007 to December 2008. More than half of them were at age of above 40 years old and thymoma was the most common histopathological finding.