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Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
- Differential ... Pulmonary: Upper or middle ... Germ cell tumor), Middle ... mediastinal, Posterior ... Pericardial effusion • CXR
Mediastinal masses are discussed in more detail in Mediastinal masses.
Here is just a brief overview. #Diagnosis
Mediastinal masses ... more detail in Mediastinal ... #Mass #Differential ... #Table #Anterior ... #Middle #Posterior
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
- Differential ... (Aneurysm) Middle ... • Middle Mediastinum ... • Posterior Mediastinum ... #Mass #Differential
Azygoesophageal recess
The most important mediastinal line to look for is the azygoesophageal line, which borders the
most important mediastinal ... on most frontal CXRs ... summarized in the table ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Displacement #Differential
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
heart and other mediastinal ... The anterior and posterior ... azygoesophageal line or recess ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR
The table on the left is the overall table for mediastinal masses.
In the next paragraphs we
The table on the ... for mediastinal ... Pulmonary #Radiology #Mediastinal ... #Mass #Differential ... #Middle #Posterior