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19 Απρ 2024 · Identify anterior mediastinal masses based on clinical presentation, imaging findings, and histopathological features. Apply principles of multidisciplinary care to manage anterior mediastinal masses, involving surgeons, oncologists, radiologists, and other specialists.
2 Οκτ 2022 · Anterior mediastinal masses can be caused by neoplastic and non-neoplastic pathology. These masses arise in the anterior mediastinum , that portion of the mediastinum anterior to the pericardium and below the level of the clavicles .
13 Δεκ 2022 · Mediastinal tumors include thymomas, lymphomas, germ cell tumors and cysts, among others. They’re masses of cells that appear in the space between your lungs, called the mediastinum. These tumors may be malignant (cancerous), but they’re usually benign (noncancerous). Surgery is the most common treatment. Cancer Care.
Numerous techniques may be employed in the biopsy of an anterior mediastinal mass, the most common of which include CT-guided trans-thoracic needle biopsy, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), mediastinotomy, and open surgical biopsy.
23 Ιουλ 2014 · On radiography, acute mediastinitis can produce mediastinal widening, diffuse or focal gas bubbles, pleural effusion, mediastinal air-fluid levels, or even a soft-tissue mass. CT findings suggesting mediastinitis include fat stranding, lymphadenopathy, abscess, and empyema.
Anterior mediastinal masses are relatively uncommon, include a wide variety of entities, and often pose a diagnostic challenge for clinicians. In this article, available data is assembled in a clinically oriented manner to develop a structured approach to evaluation of these patients.
Mediastinal masses are caused by a variety of cysts and tumors; likely causes differ by patient age and location of the mass (anterior, middle, or posterior mediastinum). They may be asymptomatic (common in adults) or cause systemic symptoms or obstructive respiratory symptoms (more likely in children).
