ABSTRACT

In our experience with 47 patients with a diagnosis of primary sarcoma of the mediastinum,26 the median age was 39 years (range 2.5-69), the male/female ratio was 1.6, and the most common presentation was pain and dyspnea. All varieties of sarcoma were identified, but the most common were MPNT (26%), spindle cell sarcoma (15%), leiomyosarcoma (9%) and liposarcoma (9%).