The anterior mediastinum exists only on the left side where the left pleura diverges from the mid-sternal line. It is narrow, above, but widens out a little below. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anterior_mediastinum ]
Synonyms: anterior mediastinal part of chest
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- NCIT:C32098
- UMLS:C0230148 (ncithesaurus:Anterior_Mediastinum)
- Wikipedia:Anterior_mediastinum
- FMA:9838
- SCTID:261048003