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anterior mediastinotomy
(an-TEER-ee-er MEE-dee-A-stih-NAH-toh-mee)
A procedure in which a tube is inserted into the chest to view the tissues and organs in the area between the lungs and between the breastbone and heart. The tube is inserted through an incision next to the breastbone. This procedure is usually used to get a tissue sample from the lymph nodes on the left side of the chest. Also called Chamberlain procedure.
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, the incision is made beside the breastbone to
remove tissue samples from the lymph nodes on the left side of the
chest.
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