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Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
: Upper or middle ... Atelectasis, Nodule / mass ... • Masses: Anterior ... Pericardial effusion • CXR ... #radiology
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Mediastinal Mass:
 • Thymus (Thymoma, carcinoma, hyperplasia, cyst)
 • Lymphoma
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- Differential ... Diagnosis Anterior ... Tumors • Vascular Mases ... Diagnosis #pulmonary ... #anterior #middle
Mediastinal masses are discussed in more detail in Mediastinal masses.
Here is just a brief overview. #Diagnosis
#Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Mediastinal #Mass ... #Differential # ... Table #Anterior ... #Middle #Posterior
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework Anterior ... (Aneurysm) Middle ... • Middle Mediastinum ... #Differential #
Hilum Overlay Sign on Chest X-Ray
If a mass is in contact with the pulmonary vessels then,
contact with the pulmonary ... is thus either anterior ... hilum: In this case ... XRay #clinical #radiology ... #CXR
The table on the left is the overall table for mediastinal masses.
In the next paragraphs we
Neurogenic Tumors - Benign ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #Mass #Differential ... #Table #Anterior ... #Middle #Posterior
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Edema - Differential ... Causes include: ... ischemic changes CXR ... #edema #NCPE #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
blood from the pulmonary ... Enlargement will cause ... Ventricle - Most anterior ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Atrium #Ventricle
Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
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A solitary pulmonary nodule or
The differential ... the same as of a mass ... most commonly benign ... and are called masses ... #Diagnosis #Radiology