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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. | ||
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==General== | ==General== | ||
===Benign=== | ===Benign=== | ||
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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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==Divided into subsites== | ==Divided into subsites== | ||
===Anterior=== | ===Anterior=== | ||
*Thymoma. | *[[Thymoma]]. | ||
*Teratoma and other germ cell tumours. | *[[Teratoma]] and other germ cell tumours. | ||
*[[Thyroid gland]]. | *[[Thyroid gland]]. | ||
*Terrible lymphomas. | *Terrible [[lymphomas]]. | ||
===Middle=== | ===Middle=== | ||
*[[Lymphoma]]. | *[[Lymphoma]]. | ||
*[[Pericardial cyst]]. | |||
*[[Bronchogenic cyst]]. | *[[Bronchogenic cyst]]. | ||
===Posterior=== | ===Posterior=== | ||
*Neurogenic tumours. | |||
*Gastroenteric cyst. | *Gastroenteric cyst. | ||
*[[GIST]]. | *[[GIST]]. | ||
=Specific diagnoses= | =Specific diagnoses= | ||
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*[[Lung]]. | *[[Lung]]. | ||
*[[Thymus]]. | *[[Thymus]]. | ||
*[[Cytopathology]]. | |||
=References= | =References= | ||