Anterior Mediastinum Flashcards
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Contents of anterior mediastinum
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No major structures. Accommodates loose connective tissue inc sternopericardial ligaments (tether pericardium to sternum), fat, lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes, branches of internal thoracic vessels
In infants and children, thymus extends inferiorly into anterior mediastinum. Thymus recedes during puberty, replaced by adipose tissue in adults
