Mediastinal mass in an 11‐year‐old boy
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DOI: 10.1002/ppul.25913
Abstract: An 11-year-old boy with a 1-month history of dry cough and chest pain and a large opacity of the right hemithorax with adjacent right middle- and lower-lobe atelectasis was referred to our institution from a… read more here.
Keywords: mediastinal mass; year old; old boy; mass year ... See more keywords
An Unusual Case of Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Presenting as an Anterior Mediastinal Mass
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DOI: 10.1016/j.clcc.2017.10.009
Abstract: Introduction Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States when both genders are combined, but in Puerto Rico is the leading cause of cancer-related death. Puerto Rican men and… read more here.
Keywords: anterior mediastinal; case; mediastinal mass; cancer ... See more keywords
Mediastinal Mass Discovered in the Second Trimester, a Rare Presentation of Hodgkin's Lymphoma in Pregnancy.
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DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usac346
Abstract: Newly diagnosed malignancy during pregnancy is rare affecting approximately 1 in 1,000 pregnancies. Breast followed by hematologic malignancies are most common. Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is a lymphoid neoplasm which can present with lymphadenopathy or mediastinal… read more here.
Keywords: hodgkin lymphoma; pregnancy; mediastinal mass; treatment ... See more keywords
What is this patient's mediastinal mass?
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DOI: 10.1097/01.jaa.0000530306.76645.c4
Abstract: CASE A 39-year-old man presented to his primary care clinician after being evaluated at an urgent care facility on two separate occasions. History At the initial urgent care visit 3 weeks ago, he was prescribed… read more here.
Keywords: chest; chest pain; urgent care; mediastinal mass ... See more keywords
Giant gastric stromal tumor mimicking as a posterior mediastinal mass
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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000012816
Abstract: Rationale: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. Mediastinal GISTs are rare and mostly arise from the esophagus. Patient concerns: A 68-year-old woman with dysphagia who presented with… read more here.
Keywords: posterior mediastinal; giant gastric; gastric stromal; mass ... See more keywords
Predictive Features for Anterior Mediastinal Mass Diagnoses
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DOI: 10.1097/rct.0000000000000782
Abstract: Objective We set out to evaluate a set of demographic and computed tomography imaging features for diagnosing anterior mediastinal masses. Methods We identified 223 patients with anterior mediastinal masses, which we divided into training and… read more here.
Keywords: anterior mediastinal; mediastinal mass; predictive features; imaging features ... See more keywords
Anesthesia for Children with Anterior Mediastinal Masses.
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DOI: 10.1111/pan.14319
Abstract: Children with an anterior mediastinal mass may have cardiopulmonary compromise that can be exacerbated under general anesthesia. Signs and symptoms such as cough, shortness of breath, stridor, orthopnea, accessory muscle use, a history of respiratory… read more here.
Keywords: anterior mediastinal; anesthesia children; mediastinal masses; children anterior ... See more keywords
Rebound thymic hyperplasia after liver transplantation for a child with biliary atresia; a case report
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DOI: 10.1111/petr.13251
Abstract: The thymus gland possesses the ability to regrow in children leading to a newly developed anterior mediastinal mass. This condition may represent a rebound phenomenon during recovery from a stressful event such as post‐chemotherapy and… read more here.
Keywords: anterior mediastinal; mass; transplantation; mediastinal mass ... See more keywords
Unusual cause of mediastinal mass
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2017-219852
Abstract: A 35-year-old asymptomatic man presented for chest radiograph evaluation as a part of pre-employment medical examination. The radiograph revealed a large, dense homogenous mass with sharply defined margins and a broad base towards the mediastinum… read more here.
Keywords: mediastinal mass; cause mediastinal; unusual cause; mass ... See more keywords
Use of an armoured endotracheal tube in a toddler with mediastinal mass
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2022-254410
Abstract: Anterior mediastinal mass presents an airway challenge due to its relative size in a paediatric chest and its invasion and compression of the surrounding structures. We present a case of a toddler with airway obstruction… read more here.
Keywords: toddler; mediastinal mass; endotracheal tube; use armoured ... See more keywords
A diagnostic cohort study on the accuracy of 18-fluorodeoxyglucose (18FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)-CT for evaluation of malignancy in anterior mediastinal lesions: the DECiMaL study
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019471
Abstract: Objectives The aim of this study is to collate multi-institutional data to determine the value by defining the diagnostic performance of fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG PET)/CT for malignancy in patients undergoing surgery with an… read more here.
Keywords: anterior mediastinal; pet; study; positron emission ... See more keywords