Mediastinal lymphadenopathy is the swelling of the lymph nodes in the chest cavity. It is a symptom of various conditions and can be benign or malignant. Mediastinal lymphadenopathy is a condition ...

that inflammation of the pleural cavity rapidly activates mediastinal and pericardial FALCs. IL-33 produced by FALC stroma is crucial for pleural B1-cell activation and local IgM secretion.

The thoracic cavity was ... into the anterior mediastinum. Its fascia fuses with the pericardium and the parietal pleura. This explains the occurrence of empyema and pericardial effusion in ...