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Mediastinal masses are discussed in more detail in Mediastinal masses.
Here is just a brief overview. #Diagnosis
Mediastinal masses ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential # ... Table #Anterior ... #Middle #Posterior
Posterior Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurofibroma
 • Neurosarcoma
 • Neuroblastoma
 • Ganglioneuroma
 • Meningocele
Posterior Mediastinal ... Mass - Differential ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #radiology ... #chest
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Mediastinal Widening ... - Differential ... , Posterior mediastinal ... #Widening #Differential ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #radiology
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
- Differential ... • Posterior Mediastinum ... common cause of posterior ... of breath • Chest ... #Mass #Differential
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Infarction • Stable ... Myocarditis Pulmonary / Mediastinal ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Causes of Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cervical:
 - Anterior
     • Infection
Lymphadenopathy - Differential ... Toxoplasmosis) - Posterior ... Malignancy (Breast, Mediastinum ... Lymphadenopathy #LAD #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Differential diagnosis ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CTChest #Cystic ... #Cysts #Differential ... #Comparison #Table
Hilum Overlay Sign on Chest X-Ray
If a mass is in contact with the pulmonary vessels then,
Overlay Sign on Chest ... either anterior or posterior ... be an anterior mediastinal ... Overlay #Sign #Chest ... XRay #clinical #radiology
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
view On the PA chest-film ... heart and other mediastinal ... The anterior and posterior ... anteriorly and posteriorly ... Clinical #Anatomy #Radiology
The table on the left is the overall table for mediastinal masses.
In the next paragraphs we
for mediastinal ... Diagnosis #Pulmonary #Radiology ... #Mediastinal #Mass ... #Differential # ... #Middle #Posterior