From the Preface: 'The Atlas of Tumor Pathology Fascicle 11
Third Series - Tumors of the Mediastinum - authored by Y
Shimosato and K Mikai - was published in 1997. Since then the
World Health Organization (WHO) published the 'Histological
Typing of Tumours of the Thymus' in 1999... 'In 2004 the WHO
published the 'Classification of Tumours Pathology and
Genetics of Tumours of the Lung Pleura Thymus and Heart'. Y
Shimosato and Y Mukai were members of the working group
authoring this work.'
...'The present fascicle has adopted the WHO system of
classification.
Some pathologists may not be familiar with the WHO
classification system. We have tried therefore to extensively
explain and illustrate both the morphologic and histogenetic
classification systems that are the bases of the WHO system
of classification.'

Contents:
1. Anatomy and Anatomic Compartments of the Mediastinum. 2.
Thymoma. 3. Thymic Carcinoma. 4. Thymic Neuroendocrine
Carcinomas. 5. Germ Cell Tumors. 6. Malignant Lymphomas and
Hematopoietic Neoplasms. 7. Secondary Involvement of the
Thymus by Carcinoma and Mesothelioma. 8. Other Tumors and
Tumor-like Lesions of the Thymus. 9. Non-Neoplastic
Conditions of the Thymus. 10. Ectopic Tissue and Tumors in
the Anterosuperior Mediastinum. 11. Mesenchymal and
Neurogenic Tumors of the Mediastinum Excluding the Heart and
Great Vessels. 12. Mediastinal Cysts (Other Than Thymic
Cyst). 13. Other Mediastinal Tumor-Like Conditions.

Authors: Yukio Shimosato, Formerly of National Cancer Center,
Tokyo, Japan; Kiyoshi Mukai, Tokto Medical University, Tokyo,
Japan; Yoshiro Matsuno. Hokkaido University Hospital,
Sapporo, Japan