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Mediastinal Masses by Predominant Compartment

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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Copyright Details: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis, Copyright © 2008 Williams & Wilkins.

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More About This Book:
Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
Authors: Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Copyright: 1999
ISBN: 0-78171-943-7

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