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Mediastinal masses are discussed in more detail in Mediastinal masses.
Here is just a brief overview. #Diagnosis
Mediastinal masses ... more detail in Mediastinal ... masses. ... #Mass #Differential ... Middle #Posterior #RadiologyAssistant
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Mediastinal Widening ... - Differential ... Nodule / mass • Masses ... Pericardial effusion • CXR ... #Widening #Differential
Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
Multiple masses ... list of multiple masses ... consolidations from masses ... #Management #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Azygoesophageal recess
The most important mediastinal line to look for is the azygoesophageal line, which borders the
most important mediastinal ... on most frontal CXRs ... The causes of displacement ... #Displacement #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the lung bases ... non-perfused vessels and causes ... apex and the lung bases ... In these cases comparison ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Sarcoidosis
On a CXR sarcoidosis usually first presents with hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy (example).
Parenchymal disease can present
Sarcoidosis On a CXR ... with hilar and mediastinal ... consolidation or even as masses ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Sarcoidosis #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... On a CXR the most ... seen and in many cases ... Interstitial #Pattern #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
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A solitary pulmonary nodule or
touch the hilum or mediastinum ... The differential ... and are called masses ... SolitaryPulmonaryNodule #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
The table on the left is the overall table for mediastinal masses.
In the next paragraphs we
masses. ... following: Most masses ... Thymomas - Thyroid masses ... #Mass #Differential ... Middle #Posterior #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
multiple ill-defined masses ... dealing with the differential ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant