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Mediastinal masses are discussed in more detail in Mediastinal masses.
Here is just a brief overview. #Diagnosis
Mediastinal masses ... #Mediastinal #Mass ... #Differential # ... Table #Anterior ... #Middle #Posterior
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Mediastinal Mass:
 • Thymus (Thymoma, carcinoma, hyperplasia, cyst)
 • Lymphoma
 •
- Differential ... Diagnosis Anterior ... Tumors • Vascular Mases ... #Differential # ... #middle #posterior
Causes of Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Anterior Mediastinal Mass:
 • Thyroid
 • Thymoma
 • Teratoma
Causes of Mediastinal ... Mass - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Anterior ... Terrible" Lymphoma Middle ... , Esophageal) Posterior
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... - Emergency Causes ... of Cauda Equina ... perineum, and posterior ... #differential #
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Mediastinal Widening - Differential ... Pulmonary: Upper or middle ... Atelectasis, Nodule / mass ... • Masses: Anterior ... mediastinal, Posterior
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
COLUMN CONCEPT Anterior ... annulus fibrosus Middle ... fractures: Don't cause ... injury 3 Cauda ... equina Treatment
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework Anterior ... (Aneurysm) Middle ... • Middle Mediastinum ... #Differential #
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
the lesion Posterior ... involved & the posterior ... involvement Cauda ... Equina Syndrome ... syndromes #lesions #differential
The table on the left is the overall table for mediastinal masses.
In the next paragraphs we
The table on the ... #Mediastinal #Mass ... #Differential # ... Table #Anterior ... #Middle #Posterior