As with most questions surrounding mediastinal tumour, this depends on the type of tumour, and the resulting type of surgery. In general, if the tumour is nearer to a vital organ, such as the lungs, this may require more hospitalisation and mediastinal surgery recovery time compared with those more distant from vital organs. Surgeries after cyst removal will necessitate less time to recover than surgery following a thymoma removal, which may need subsequent radiation therapy.