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Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Mediastinal Mass:
 • Thymus (Thymoma, carcinoma, hyperplasia, cyst)
 • Lymphoma
 •
Mediastinal Mass ... - Differential ... Mediastinal Mass ... Metastatic Lung Cancer ... #Mass #Differential
Posterior Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurofibroma
 • Neurosarcoma
 • Neuroblastoma
 • Ganglioneuroma
 • Meningocele
Posterior Mediastinal ... Mass - Differential ... Diagnosis • Neurofibroma ... Small cell lung cancer ... #Mass #Differential
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
- Differential ... Diagnosis • ... ex: duplicated SVC ... Atelectasis, Nodule / mass ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
Mediastinal Mass ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Mediastinal Mass ... #Mass #Differential
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
cavitating lung mass ... C = cancer - ... most frequently SCC ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis ... Cavitary #Lesions #Differential
Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
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A solitary pulmonary nodule or
touch the hilum or mediastinum ... The differential ... diagnosis of SPN ... the same as of a mass ... except that the chance
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
node • Anterior mediastinal ... mass/adenopathy ... mass) • CT scan ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... hematology #oncology #management
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
fraction < 20% Differential ... Diaqnoses: • ... hemopathies, solid cancers ... Complications: MAS ... #management #treatment
Causes of Superior Vena Cava (SVC) Syndrome 
Malignant Causes (2/3 of cases)
 - 95%
- Lung Cancer ... - Primary Mediastinal ... - Metastatic Cancer ... Syndrome #Causes #Differential ... #diagnosis #vascular
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
Dysphagia - Differential ... to esophagus: Mediastinal ... mass, Left atrial ... #Dysphagia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Management