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Azygoesophageal recess
The most important mediastinal line to look for is the azygoesophageal line, which borders the
most important mediastinal ... on most frontal CXRs ... summarized in the table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Azygoesophageal
Causes of Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Anterior Mediastinal Mass:
 • Thyroid
 • Thymoma
 • Teratoma
Causes of Mediastinal ... Algorithm Anterior Mediastinal ... Lymphoma Middle Mediastinal ... Esophageal) Posterior Mediastinal ... #Mass #Mediastinum
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
Mediastinal Mass ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Framework Anterior Mediastinal ... Mediastinal Mass ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Mediastinal Widening ... Masses: Anterior mediastinal ... tumor), Middle mediastinal ... , Posterior mediastinal ... Pericardial effusion • CXR
Mediastinal masses are discussed in more detail in Mediastinal masses.
Here is just a brief overview. #Diagnosis
Mediastinal masses ... more detail in Mediastinal ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Mediastinal #Mass ... #Differential #Table
The mediastinum can be divided into an anterior, middle and posterior compartment, each with it's own
The mediastinum ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Middle #Posterior #Mediastinum
Differential diagnosis for mediastinal masses based on compartment location

Dr. David Furfaro https://twitter.com/david_furfaro/

#mediastinal #mass #Differential #diagnosis #Pulmonary
Differential diagnosis ... for mediastinal ... david_furfaro/ #mediastinal ... #Differential #diagnosis
Sarcoidosis 
Systemic non-caseating granulomatous disease. 
Patients classically have mediastinal hilar lymphadenopathy. 
CXR is abnormal in 90%
classically have mediastinal ... CXR is abnormal ... Signs #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Mediastinal Mass:
 • Thymus (Thymoma, carcinoma, hyperplasia, cyst)
 • Lymphoma
 •
Mediastinal Mass ... Anterior Mediastinal ... sarcoma) Middle Mediastinal ... Mases Posterior Mediastinal ... Medicine @ucsdim #Mediastinal
Posterior Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurofibroma
 • Neurosarcoma
 • Neuroblastoma
 • Ganglioneuroma
 • Meningocele
Posterior Mediastinal ... - Differential Diagnosis ... #Posterior #Mediastinal ... #Differential #Diagnosis