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19 Απρ 2024 · Anterior mediastinal masses encompass a diverse group of neoplastic and nonneoplastic lesions located within the mediastinum, presenting a diagnostic challenge due to their varied etiologies and potential for serious complications. These masses can arise from thymic, germ cell, lymphoid, or thyroid tissues, among others.
The anxiety and worry are associated with three (or more) of the following six symptoms (with at least some symptoms present for more days than not for the past 6 months). Note that only one item is required in children. Restlessness or feeling keyed up or on edge.
Differential diagnosis for an anterosuperior mediastinal mass. 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. Epidemiology.
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.
adjunctive role. Features of anterior mediastinal masses in imaging studies can sometimes be essentially pathognomonic, but are more often only suggestive of a particular diagnosis by themselves; details are discussed in Approaching the Patient with an Anterior Mediastinal Mass: A Guide for Radiologists. 10
Abstract. Mediastinal masses are relatively uncommon, yet include a large variety of entities. Some tumors can be diagnosed with confidence based on imaging alone; others when a typical appearance is combined with the right clinical presentation.
Anterior mediastinal hematomas form another important differential diagnosis for anterior mediastinal masses and may occur due to internal mammary vein rupture after trauma or coronary artery catheterization; aortic injury due to blunt trauma (as was mentioned by the authors); and, rarely, spon-taneously in patients on anticoagulants and hemodia...
