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Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Mediastinal Mass:
 • Thymus (Thymoma, carcinoma, hyperplasia, cyst)
 • Lymphoma
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- Differential ... Diagnosis Anterior ... fibroma/sarcoma) Middle ... Tumors • Vascular Mases ... #middle #posterior
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
Causes of Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Anterior Mediastinal Mass:
 • Thyroid
 • Thymoma
 • Teratoma
Causes of Mediastinal ... Mass - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Anterior ... Terrible" Lymphoma Middle ... #Mediastinum #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 ... Germ cell tumor), Middle
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

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

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... • Extrinsic Causes ... Impotence - Saddle ... Sensory loss - Saddle ... syndromes #lesions #differential
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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L5/S1 with an inferior ... sequestration • Saddle ... Mnemonic: • S - Saddle ... - Emergency Causes ... #diagnosis #causes
The table on the left is the overall table for mediastinal masses.
In the next paragraphs we
Diagnosis #Pulmonary #Radiology ... #Mediastinal #Mass ... #Differential # ... Table #Anterior ... #Middle #Posterior
Mucoid Degeneration of the ACL
Imaging Findings:
 • T2-hyperintense fluid-signal within the enlarged ACL on both the
• The anterior ... present with chronic pain ... Differential Diagnosis ... Circumscribed mass ... - Can cause