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The '''mediastinum''' is a place where tumours occasionally grow. It is also a place one can find various cysts. | The '''mediastinum''' is a place where tumours occasionally grow. It is also a place one can find various cysts. | ||
= | =Differential diagnosis= | ||
==General== | |||
===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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*[[Enterogenous cyst]]. | *[[Enterogenous cyst]]. | ||
*[[Mesothelial cyst]]. | *[[Mesothelial cyst]]. | ||
*[[Neurenteric cyst]]. | *[[Neurenteric cyst]]. <!-- NOT "neuroenteric" --> | ||
Rare:<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> | Rare:<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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**Mix of epithelial cells and small lymphoid cells. | **Mix of epithelial cells and small lymphoid cells. | ||
*[[Thyroid gland]]. | *[[Thyroid gland]]. | ||
*Metastasis. | *[[Metastasis]]. | ||
===Rare=== | ===Rare=== | ||
*[[NUT midline carcinoma]]. | *[[NUT midline carcinoma]]. | ||
==Divided into subsites== | |||
===Anterior=== | |||
*[[Thymoma]]. | |||
*[[Teratoma]] and other germ cell tumours. | |||
*[[Thyroid gland]]. | |||
*Terrible [[lymphomas]]. | |||
===Middle=== | |||
*[[Lymphoma]]. | |||
*[[Pericardial cyst]]. | |||
*[[Bronchogenic cyst]]. | |||
===Posterior=== | |||
*Neurogenic tumours. | |||
*Gastroenteric cyst. | |||
*[[GIST]]. | |||
=Specific diagnoses= | =Specific diagnoses= | ||
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*[[Lung]]. | *[[Lung]]. | ||
*[[Thymus]]. | *[[Thymus]]. | ||
*[[Cytopathology]]. | |||
=References= | =References= | ||