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Causes of Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Anterior Mediastinal Mass:
 • Thyroid
 • Thymoma
 • Teratoma
Causes of Mediastinal ... Mass - Differential ... Anterior Mediastinal ... Mass: • Thyroid ... #Mass #Mediastinum
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Mediastinal Mass:
 • Thymus (Thymoma, carcinoma, hyperplasia, cyst)
 • Lymphoma
 •
Mediastinal Mass ... Diagnosis Anterior ... Mediastinal Mass ... Tumors • Vascular Mases ... #Mass #Differential
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
- Differential ... Diagnosis • ... Atelectasis, Nodule / mass ... • Masses: Anterior ... , Thyroid, Lymphoma
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
Mediastinal Mass ... Anterior Mediastinal ... - Thyroid mass ... #Mass #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
The table on the left is the overall table for mediastinal masses.
In the next paragraphs we
table for mediastinal ... - Thymomas - Thyroid ... masses #Diagnosis ... #Mass #Differential ... #Table #Anterior
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
supraclavicular node • Anterior ... mediastinal mass ... • Chest X-ray (Mediastinal ... mass) • CT scan ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate
Mucoid Degeneration of the ACL
Imaging Findings:
 • T2-hyperintense fluid-signal within the enlarged ACL on both the
The anterior ... mucinous signal on MRI ... Differential Diagnosis ... Circumscribed mass ... - Can cause
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Imaging: - MRI ... lesions < 4cm + mass ... Demyelinating disease caused ... diameter - +mass
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
Dysphagia - Differential ... to esophagus: Mediastinal ... mass, Left atrial ... • Muscular or neurologic ... underlying cause
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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- Emergency Causes ... Diagnosis: • ... Imaging studies: • MRI ... #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology