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The '''mediastinum''' is a place where | The '''mediastinum''' is a place where tumours occasionally grow. It is also a place one can find various cysts. | ||
=Differenital diagnosis= | |||
===Benign=== | ===Benign=== | ||
Common:<ref name=emed_med_cysts>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/426659-overview#a0102 http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/426659-overview#a0102]. Accessed on: 15 November 2011.</ref> | Common:<ref name=emed_med_cysts>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/426659-overview#a0102 http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/426659-overview#a0102]. Accessed on: 15 November 2011.</ref> | ||
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*[[NUT midline carcinoma]]. | *[[NUT midline carcinoma]]. | ||
==See also | =Specific diagnoses= | ||
==Fibrosing mediastinitis== | |||
===General=== | |||
Clinical:<ref>{{Ref WMSP|143}}</ref> | |||
*Fever. | |||
*Cough. | |||
Etiology: | |||
*Various - infectious, idiopathic.<ref name=pmid15988098>{{Cite journal | last1 = Patil | first1 = PL. | last2 = Salkar | first2 = HR. | title = Idiopathic mediastinal fibrosis presenting as mediastinal compression syndrome. | journal = Indian J Med Sci | volume = 59 | issue = 6 | pages = 268-71 | month = Jun | year = 2005 | doi = | PMID = 15988098 }}</ref> | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
Features: | |||
*Fibrous tissue. | |||
*+/-Microorganisms. | |||
=See also= | |||
*[[Lung]]. | *[[Lung]]. | ||
*[[Thymus]]. | |||
=References= | |||
{{Reflist|1}} | {{Reflist|1}} | ||
[[Category:Stuff]] | [[Category:Stuff]] | ||
Revision as of 21:45, 10 December 2011
The mediastinum is a place where tumours occasionally grow. It is also a place one can find various cysts.
Differenital diagnosis
Benign
Common:[1]
Rare:[1]
Malignant
- Teratoma and other germ cell tumours (GCTs).
- Seminoma/dysgerminoma is the most common.
- Terrible lymphoma.
- Thymoma.
- Mix of epithelial cells and small lymphoid cells.
- Thyroid gland.
- Metastasis.
Rare
Specific diagnoses
Fibrosing mediastinitis
General
Clinical:[2]
- Fever.
- Cough.
Etiology:
- Various - infectious, idiopathic.[3]
Microscopic
Features:
- Fibrous tissue.
- +/-Microorganisms.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 URL: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/426659-overview#a0102. Accessed on: 15 November 2011.
- ↑ Humphrey, Peter A; Dehner, Louis P; Pfeifer, John D (2008). The Washington Manual of Surgical Pathology (1st ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 143. ISBN 978-0781765275.
- ↑ Patil, PL.; Salkar, HR. (Jun 2005). "Idiopathic mediastinal fibrosis presenting as mediastinal compression syndrome.". Indian J Med Sci 59 (6): 268-71. PMID 15988098.