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Causes of Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Anterior Mediastinal Mass:
 • Thyroid
 • Thymoma
 • Teratoma
Mass - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... , Esophageal) Posterior ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
- Differential ... Diagnosis • ... , Posterior mediastinal ... Pericardial effusion • CXR ... #radiology
Posterior Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurofibroma
 • Neurosarcoma
 • Neuroblastoma
 • Ganglioneuroma
 • Meningocele
Posterior Mediastinal ... Mass - Differential ... #Mediastinal #Mass ... #Differential # ... #radiology #chest
Mediastinal masses are discussed in more detail in Mediastinal masses.
Here is just a brief overview. #Diagnosis
Mediastinal masses ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Mediastinal #Mass ... #Differential # ... Anterior #Middle #Posterior
The mediastinum can be divided into an anterior, middle and posterior compartment, each with it's own
The mediastinum ... anterior, middle and posterior ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Anterior #Middle #Posterior
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Mediastinal Mass:
 • Thymus (Thymoma, carcinoma, hyperplasia, cyst)
 • Lymphoma
 •
- Differential ... Diagnosis Anterior ... Vascular Mases Posterior ... #Mass #Differential ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... • Posterior Mediastinum ... #Mass #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
Sarcoidosis 
Systemic non-caseating granulomatous disease. 
Patients classically have mediastinal hilar lymphadenopathy. 
CXR is abnormal in 90%
classically have mediastinal ... CXR is abnormal ... #Sarcoidosis #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Hilum Overlay Sign on Chest X-Ray
If a mass is in contact with the pulmonary vessels then,
Hilum Overlay Sign ... either anterior or posterior ... be an anterior mediastinal ... XRay #clinical #radiology ... #CXR
Hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy
In sarcoidosis the common pattern is right paratracheal and bilateral hilar adenopathy ('1-2-3-sign').
In
Hilar and mediastinal ... adenopathy ('1-2-3-sign ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Mediastinal ... Lymphadenopathy #Differential