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Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Mediastinal Mass:
 • Thymus (Thymoma, carcinoma, hyperplasia, cyst)
 • Lymphoma
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Anterior Mediastinal ... Sarcoma, Metastatic Lung ... #pulmonary #anterior ... #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 #RadiologyAssistant
Size
A solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) is defined as a single intraparenchymal lesion less than 3 cm
diameter is called a mass ... cohort at high risk ... for lung cancer ... listed in the table ... MalignancyRate #Rate #RadiologyAssistant
The table on the left is the overall table for mediastinal masses.
In the next paragraphs we
Thyroid masses #Diagnosis ... #Pulmonary #Radiology ... #Mediastinal #Mass ... #Anterior #Middle ... #Posterior #RadiologyAssistant
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... Intraabdominal - Orthopedic ... days before Pulmonary ... unless prior heart/lung ... stratification #diagnosis
Risk factors
Defining high- or low-risk is currently more difficult than it was in the old guideline.
Previously
smoking, history of lung ... characteristics alone (See Table ... #Diagnosis #Epidemiology ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... PulmonaryNodule #Nodule #RadiologyAssistant
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
injury to the lung ... large injury to lung ... • For fluid -> posterior ... ChestTube #Drains #Diagnosis ... #Assessment #Pulmonary
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
granulomas within the lungs ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... acute sarcoidosis Pulmonary ... papules, nodules; anterior ... /posterior MSK,