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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. | ||
== | =Differential diagnosis= | ||
==General== | |||
===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> | |||
*[[Bronchogenic cyst]]. | |||
*[[Enterogenous cyst]]. | |||
*[[Mesothelial 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> | |||
*[[Thymic cyst]]. | |||
*[[Thoracic duct cyst]]. | |||
===Malignant=== | |||
*[[Teratoma]] and other [[germ cell tumours]] (GCTs). | *[[Teratoma]] and other [[germ cell tumours]] (GCTs). | ||
**[[Seminoma]]/[[dysgerminoma]] is the most common. | **[[Seminoma]]/[[dysgerminoma]] is the most common. | ||
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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=== | |||
*[[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= | |||
==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> | |||
==See also | ===Microscopic=== | ||
Features: | |||
*Fibrous tissue. | |||
*+/-Microorganisms. | |||
=See also= | |||
*[[Lung]]. | *[[Lung]]. | ||
*[[Thymus]]. | |||
*[[Cytopathology]]. | |||
=References= | |||
{{Reflist|1}} | |||
[[Category:Stuff]] | [[Category:Stuff]] | ||