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1 Ιαν 2022 · In this chapter, we will present a case of an anterior mediastinal mass with superior vena cava syndrome. We will discuss the important preoperative testing, preanesthetic considerations, risk stratification, and intraoperative anesthetic management.
The symptoms include venous congestion leading to upper extremity and facial swelling, dilated chest vein collaterals, dyspnea, and cough. It is most often due to thrombus formation or tumor infiltration of the vessel wall.
Mediastinal masses can present with symptoms, signs, and syndromes or incidentally. Selecting the appropriate diagnostic imaging study for mediastinal mass evaluation requires awareness of the strengths and weaknesses of the various imaging modalities with regard to tissue characterization, soft tissue contrast, and surveillance.
6 Μαΐ 2024 · Mediastinal masses may be caused by a wide variety of neoplastic and non-neoplastic pathologies. It is helpful to identify the location of the mass since this significantly reduces the breadth of the differential diagnosis.
13 Δεκ 2022 · Overview. Mediastinal tumors form in your mediastinum’s anterior, middle or posterior parts. What are mediastinal tumors? Tumors (also called neoplasms) are masses of cells. They can be benign (not cancerous) or malignant (cancerous). Mediastinal tumors are growths that form in the area of your chest between your lungs. Advertisement.
28 Μαρ 2024 · The superior mediastinum is an artificially divided wedge-shaped compartment of the mediastinum located between the thoracic plane inferiorly and the thoracic inlet superiorly. The inferior mediastinum , comprising of the anterior , middle , and posterior parts, lies inferiorly.
5 Ιουν 2007 · Cervicothoracic sign. More than one compartment. Characterize. Fluid containing masses. Fat containing masses. Enhancing masses. Introduction. Whenever you see a mass on a chest x-ray that is possibly located within the mediastinum, your goal is to determine the following: Is it a mediastinal mass?
