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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]] | ||