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Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Mediastinal Mass:
 • Thymus (Thymoma, carcinoma, hyperplasia, cyst)
 • Lymphoma
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Anterior Mediastinal ... , hyperplasia, cyst ... • Bronchogenic cysts ... , Pericardial Cysts ... Tumors • Vascular Mases
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
arise within a mass ... between cavities and cysts ... Cysts occur without ... Cysts usually contain ... #Cavity #Cyst #
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
CAVITY – a useful ... mnemonic for the causes ... cavitating lung mass ... - bronchogenic cyst ... #Diagnosis #
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
the lung, like cyst ... since in many cases ... a thick wall Cyst ... #Cyst #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
• Bronchogenic cyst ... Pleuropericardial cyst ... Aneurysm • Enteric cyst ... - Bronchogenic cyst ... - Pericardial cyst
Sellar / Pituitary Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Adenoma - Primary Anterior Pituitary
 - Secreting
Sellar / Pituitary Mass ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Adenoma - Primary Anterior ... Meningioma • Cyst ... endocrinology #causes
The azygoesophageal recess is the region inferior to the level of the azygos vein arch in
between the heart anteriorly ... azygoesophageal line is caused ... lymphadenopathy Bronchogenic cyst ... Clinical #Anatomy #Radiology ... Azygoesophageal #Recess #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... When the cysts have ... seen and in many cases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
The table on the left is the overall table for mediastinal masses.
In the next paragraphs we
Tumors - Benign Cysts ... tumors - Foregut cysts ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #Mass #Differential ... #Table #Anterior
Honeycombing is defined by the presence of small cystic spaces with irregularly thickened walls composed of
Honeycomb cysts ... regardless of their cause ... Subpleural honeycomb cysts ... which subpleural cysts ... #Diagnosis #Radiology