Mediastinal Masses by Predominant Compartment
Mediastinal Masses by Predominant Compartment: Excerpt from A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
Anterior
Substernal thyroid
Thymoma
Lymphoma
Germinal cell neoplasm (e.g., dermoid)
Ascending aortic aneurysm
Parathyroid tumor
Mesenchymal neoplasm (e.g., lipoma or fibroma)
Hematoma
Bronchogenic cyst
Middle
Lymphoma
Metastatic neoplasm (pulmonary or extrapulmonary)
Sarcoid lymphadenopathy
Infectious granulomatous disease
Bronchogenic cyst
Vascular dilatation
Superior vena cava
Azygos vein
Pulmonary artery
Aortic arch aneurysm
Vascular anomaly
Pleuropericardial cyst
Lymph node hyperplasia
Mononucleosis-associated adenopathy
Primary or tracheal neoplasm
Hematoma
Anterior Cardiophrenic Angle
Pleuropericardial cyst or tumor
Foramen of Morgagni hernia
Fat pad
Diaphragmatic lymph node enlargement (e.g., lymphoma)
Pulmonary parenchymal mass
Cardiac aneurysm
Pericardial fat necrosis
Posterior
Neurogenic tumor
Meningocele
Esophageal lesion
Neoplasm
Diverticulum
Megaesophagus of any etiology (e.g., achalasia)
Hiatal hernia
Bochdalek hernia
Thoracic spine lesion
Neoplasm
Infectious spondylitis
Fracture with hematoma
Extramedullary hematopoiesis
Descending aortic aneurysm
Mediastinal abscess
Pancreatic pseudocyst
Lymph node hyperplasia
Hematoma
Cystic lesion
Neurenteric cyst
Gastroenteric cyst
Thoracic duct
Bronchogenic cyst
Diffuse Mediastinal Widening
Bronchogenic carcinoma
Mediastinal hemorrhage
Granulomatous mediastinitis
Idiopathic
Tuberculosis
Histoplasmosis
Mediastinal lipomatosis
Pneumomediastinum
Acute mediastinitis
Reference
1. Wychulis AR, et al: Surgical Treatment of Mediastinal Tumors: A 40 Year Experience.
J Thorac Cardiovasc
Surg 62:379, 1971.
Book Source Details
- Book Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
- Author(s): Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
- Year of Publication: 1999
- Copyright Details: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis, Copyright © 1999 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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