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Modality of choice for patients with probable vascular lesion, confirming cystic nature of lesions that have high attenuation due to proteinaceous contents and distinguishing thymic hyperplasia from thymic neoplasms

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MRI

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3 compartments of mediastinum

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Anterior (prevascular), middle (visceral), posterior (paravertebral)

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Most common thoracic inlet mass seen in older patients

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Tortous arterial structures, in particular the confluence of the right brachiocephalic and right subclavian arteries or left subclavian artery bulging laterally into upper lobe to produce a thoracic inlet mass

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Tortuous vessel is usually associated with tracheal deviation towards what side

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Side of the mass

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Most goiters and other inlet masses displace the trachea towards what side

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Contralaterally

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Uncommon vascular cause of anterior mediastinal or prevascular mass

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Aneurysm arising from the right sinus of valsalva or an ascending aortic aneurysm

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A prevascular mass arising from the ascending aorta as seen on lateral chest radiography that contains curvilinear calcification should suggest

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Ascending aortic aneurysm or foregut cyst

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Thyroid goiters, either uninodular or multinodular arise from the lower pole of the thyroid or thyroid isthmus, and can enter the superior mediastinum where

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Anterior to the trachea 80%, to the right and posterolateral to the trachea 20%

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Parathyroid glands can be found near the thoracic inlet at what area particularly

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In or about the thymus

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Most ectopic parathyroid lesions are

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Small adenomas (<3cm)

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Uncommon masses comprised of dilated lymphatic channels

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Lymphangiomas

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Cystic or cavernous form of lymphangioma which is most commonly discovered in infancy and is often associated with chromosomal abnormalities, including Turner syndrome and trisomies 13,18 and 21

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Cystic hygroma

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Second most common primary mediastinal neoplasms in adults after lymphoma

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Thymomas

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Thymomas are rare in patients at what age

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Under 20

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Diseases associated with thymomas

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Myasthenia gravis, pure red cell aplasia, hypogammaglobulinemia, grave disease and lupus

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Thymomas are seen as oval, smooth or lobulated soft tissue masses arising near the

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Origin of great vessels at the base of the heart

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Recognized routes of spread of thymoma to the pleural space

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Drop metastasis to dependent portions of pleural space

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Route of spread of pleural tumor into retroperitoneum

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Transdiaphragmatic spread

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Rare lesions that represent remnants of the thymopharyngeal duct and contain thin or gelatinous fluid

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Congenital unilocular thymic cysts

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Postinflammatory in nature and have been associated with AIDS, prior radiation or surgery, and autoimmune conditions such as Sjogren syndrome, myasthenia gravis and aplastic anemia

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Acquired multiloculat thymic cysts

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Rare and benign thymic neoplasm that consists primarily of fat with intermixed rests of normal thymic tissue. These masses are asymptomatic and therefore are typically large when first detected

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Thymolipoma

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Rare and malignant neoplasms believed to arise from thymic cells of neural crest origin (amine precursor uptake and decarboxylation or kulchitsky cells)

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Thymic carcinoid

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Enlargement of thymus that is normal on gross and histologic examination. It occurs primarily in children as a rebound effect in response to an antecedent stress, discontinuation of chemotherapy, or treatment of hypercortisolism

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Thymic hyperplasia

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How many percent of patients with nodular sclerosing subtype of Hodgkin disease has the thymus involved

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40-50%

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Most common primary mediastinal neoplasm in adults

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Hodgkin disease or NHL

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Hodgkin disease involves the thorac in what percent of patients at the time of PE

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85%

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90% of patients with Intrathoracic involvement from hodgkin disease involves what part of the thorax

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Anterior mediastinal and hilar nodal groups

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Most frequent site of a localized nodal mass in patients with Hodgkin disease in the mediastinum, particularly those with nodular sclerosing type

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Anterior mediastinum

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Most common types of NHL that present with mediastinal masses

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Lymphoblastic lymphoma and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

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NHL most commonly involves what part of the mediastinum

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Middle mediastinal and hilar lymph nodes

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Uncommonly involve parts of the mediastinum in NHL, but is seen almost exclusively to it only

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Juxtaphrenic and posterior mediastinal lymph node involvement

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True or false: on conventional radiography, lymphoma involving the anterior mediastinum is indistinguishable from thymoma or germ cell neoplasm and presents as a lobulated mass projecting to one or both sides of the mediastinum

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True

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True or false: calcification in untreated lymphoma is extremely uncommon, and its presence within an anterior mediastinal mass should suggest another diagnosis

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True

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Parenchymal lung involvement in mediastinal lymphoma is usually the result of

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Direct extranodal extension of tumor from hilar nodes along the bronchovascular lymphatics

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Patient’s with succesfully treated mediastinal Hodgkin disease often have residual soft tissue density in the affected mediastinal compartments, with ______

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Dystrophic calcifications commonly seen within treated nodes

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Germ cell neoplasms in the anterior mediastinum are due to

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Arrest of primitive germ cell migration to the gonads during embryological development

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Key distinguishing factor in diagnosing primary mediastinal germ cell neoplasm versus metastasis

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Presence of retroperitoneal lymph node involvement in metastatic gonadal tumor

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Most common benign mediastinal germ cell neoplasm is

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Teratoma

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Most common type of teratoma seen in the mediastinum

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Cystic or mature teratoma

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Most germ cell neoplasms in the mediastinum are seen in what age group

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20 to 40 y.o

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Benign germ cell tumors in the mediastinum are more common in what gender; while malignant tumors are almost exclusive in

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Benign- female

Malignant-males

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Most common malignant germ cell tumor in mediastinum

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Seminomap

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Elevated tumor markers in malignant germ cell tumors

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Elevated hcg or afp

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Lipomas are most commonly seen in what compartment

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Anterior

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Presence of soft tissue elements mixed with fat should raise possibility of what tumor

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Thymolipoma or liposarcoma

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Pathognomonic sign of hemangioma in chest radioraphs

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Recognition of phleboliths within a smooth or lobulated soft tissue mass

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Most middle mediasintal lymph node masses are

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Malignant, representing metastasis from lung, extrathoracic malignancy or lymphoma

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Benign causes of middle mediastinal lymph node enlargement include

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Foregut cysts, vascular anomalies or aneurysms, sarcoidosis, mycobacterial and fungal infection and angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia (castleman disease)

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Nodular sclerosing Hodgkin disease commonly results in lymph node enlargement, predominantly within the

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Anterior mediastinum and thymus

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What type of leukemia can cause intrathoracic lymph node enlargement

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T-lymphocytic varieties

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Most common source of metastases to middle mediastinal nodes is

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Lung cancer

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A lymphoproliferative disorder characterized by enlargement of hilar and mediastinal lymph nodes, predominantly in the middle and posterior mediastinal compartments

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Angiofollicular or giant lymph node hyperplasia, aka castleman disease

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Multicentric form of castleman disease is most often associated with

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HIV and human herpes virus 8 infection

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Unicentric lesions in castleman disease is treated by

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resection

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multicentric castleman disease with HHV-8 infection is treated by

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rituximab

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multicentric castleman disease with HHV-8 negative disease is treated by

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siltuximab

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common mediastinal lesions that typically present as asymtomatic masses on routine chest radiographs in young adults. CT and MR show findings characteristic of the cystic nature of these lesions

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Foregut and mesothelial cysts

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results from anomalous budding of the tracheonbronchial tree during embryologic development

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Bronchogenic cysts

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Majority of bronchogenic cysts (80-90%) arise within the mediastinum in the vicinity of

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tracheal carina

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Method of choice for diagnosis of mediastinal cysts

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MDCT

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Arise form the parietal pericardium and contain clear serous fluid surrounded by a layer of mesothelial cells.

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Pericardial cysts

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Most often, pericardial cysts arise in the

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anterior cardiophrenic angle, with right-sided lesions being twice as common

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Approximately 20% of pericardial cysts arise where

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superiorly

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Differential diagnosis for cardiophrenic angle masses

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pericardial cyst, enlarged epipericardial fat pad, enlarged juxtaphrenic lymph nodes

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majority of esophageal neoplasms, excluding lesions that arise at the esophagogastric junction are

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squamous cell carcinomas

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distal esophageal tumors present in the imaging as

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distal esophageal dilatation

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proximal esophageal tumors present in imaging as

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thickening of the tracheoesophageal stripe

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imaging diagnosis of esophageal tumors is usually made by

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barium esophagram and confirmed by endoscopic biopsy

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benign esophageal lesions that present as smooth, solitary, mediastinal masses, projecting laterally from the posterior mediastinum on frontal chest radiographs

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leiomyoma and GIST

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leiomyoma and GISTs in the esophagus generally involves what part of the esophagus

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lower third; from the level of subcarinal space to esophageal hiatus

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False diverticula representing mucosal outpouchings through defects in the muscular layer of esophagus

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pulsion diverticula

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pulsion diverticula arises where

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cervicothoracic esophageal junction or distal esophagus

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large proximal pulsion diverticula

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zenker

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pulsion diverticular that appear as a retroesophageal superior mediastinal mas containing air-fluid level on upright chest radiographs

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zenker

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distal pulsion diverticular presents as

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juxtadiaphragmatic mass with an air-fluid level projection right of midline

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esophageal lesion that may produce a mass that courses vertically over the length of the mediastinum, projecting toward the right side on frontal chest radiographs

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dilated esophagus from functional (achalasia, scleroderma) or anatomic obstruction (stricture, carcinoma)

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may produce a round or lobulated retrocardiac mass in patients with portal hypertension

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esophageal varices

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common cause of mass in the inferior visceral mediastinum

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hiatal hernia

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results from separation of the superior margins of diaphragmatic crura and stretching of phrenoesophageal ligament

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hiatal hernia

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gastric hernia

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sliding hernia

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fundal hernia

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paraesophageal hernia

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fluid-filled masses lined by enteric epithelium

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enteric cysts

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esophageal cysts usually arise

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intramurally or immediately adjacent to the esophagus

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when enteric cyst has a persistent communication with the spinal canal (canal of Kovalevsky) and is associated with congenital defects of thoracic spine (anterior spina bifida, hemivertebrae or butterfly vertebrae, it is termed

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neuroenteric cyst

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tumors arising from intercostal nerves

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schwannoma, neurofibroma

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tumors arising from sympathetic ganglia

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ganglioneuroma, ganglioneuroblastoma, neuroblastoma

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tumors arising from paraganglionic cells

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paraganglioma

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most common neurogenic tumors in children

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neuroblastoma and ganglioneuroma

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neurogenic tumors in adults

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schwannoma and neurofibroma

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neurogenic tumor comprised of spindle cells that arise from schwann cells which appears encapsulated and contains interspersed neurons

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Schwannoma

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neurogenic tumor comprised of spindle cells that arise from schwann cells that is not encapsulated and contains no neuronal elements

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Neurofibroma

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multiple lesions in the mediastinum, particularly bilateral apicoposterior masses, are virtually diagnostic of

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neurofibromatosis

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CT demonstration of a tumor extension from the paravertebral space into the spinal canal via an enlarged intervertebral foramen is characteristic of a

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“dumbbell” neurofibroma

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modality of choice for imaging suspected neurofibroma

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MRI

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malignant neuroblastoma are seen almost exclusively in

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children under the age of 5

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these tumors generally present as elongated, vertically oriented paravertebral soft tissue masses with a broad area of contact with the posterior mediastinum

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ganglioneuroma and neuroblastoma

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tumors that arise from neural crest or chromaffin cells that lie in proximity to the thoracolumbar sympathetic ganglia of autonomic nervous system

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mediastinal paragangliomas

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majority of mediastinal paragangliomas arises in

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anterior or middle mediastinum

99
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Most common primary sites of thoracic spinal metastases

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bronchogenic, breast or renal cell carcinoma

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important clues to the diagnosis of paravertebral abscess secondary to tuberculosis or bacterial infection

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narrowing of adjacent disk space and destruction of vertebral endplates

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extramedullary hematopoiesis in the spine is seen commonly where

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lower thoracic and upper lumbar

102
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Anomalous herniation of spinal meninges through an intervertebral foramen, resulting in a paravertebral soft tissue mass

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Lateral thoracic meningoceles

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Lateral thoracic meningoceles are usually discovered at what age and are more common on what side

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Middle-aged patients and more common in the right

104
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There is high association between lateral meningoceles and

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Neurofibromatosis

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Additional clues to the diagnosis of lateral thoracic meningoceles, aside from a round, well-defined paraspinal mass that is indistinguishable from neurofibroma include

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Rib erosion, enlargement of adjacent neural foramen, vertebral anomalies or kyphoscoliosis

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When a lateral meningocele is associated with kyphoscoliosis, it is usually found where

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Apex of the scoliotic curve, on the convex side

107
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Diagnostic imaging of choice for lateral thoracic meningocele

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MRI

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In mri, lateral thoracic meningocele demonstrate

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Herniated subarachnoid space

109
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Caused by bacterial infection that most often develops followng esophageal perforation or is a complication of cardiothoracic or esophageal surgery

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Mediastinal infection

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Spontaneous esophageal perforation following prolonged vomiting is termed

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Boerhaave sy drome

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In this condition, a vertical tear occurs along the left posterolateral wall of the distal esophagus, just above the esophagogastric junction, leading to signs and symptoms of acute mediastinitis

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boerhaave syndrome

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Most common chest radiograph findings in mediastinal infection

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Widening of superior mediastinum in 65% of patients and pleural effusion in 50%

113
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Sensitivity of esophagogram from detecting contrast leakage is highest when the study is obtained within

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24 hours of perforation

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Radiologic study of choice for diagnosis of acute mediastinits

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MDCT

115
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Associated with poorest outcome in acute mediastinitis

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Esophageal perforation

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hallmarks of chronic fibrosing (sclerosing) mediastinitis are

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chronic inflammatory changes and mediastinal fibrosis

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most common cause of chronic fibrosing mediastinitis

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granulomatous infection, usually secondary to histoplasma capsulatum

118
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most commonly affected structure in chronic fibrosing mediastinitis

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SVC

119
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manifests as headache, epistaxis, cyanosis, jugular venous distention, edema of the face, neck and upper extremities

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SVC syndrome

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most serious and potentially fatal manifestation of fibrosing mediastinitis

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obstruction of central pulmonary veins, which produces pulmonary edema that may mimic severe mitral stenosis

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chronic fibrosing mediastinitis present as ____ in chest radiographs

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asymmetric lobulated widening of the upper mediastinum, most often in the right

122
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most common finding in chronic fibrosing mediastinitis

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enlarged lymph nodes with calcifications

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In this condition, the mediastinum develops a flat or slightly convex outward contour, unlike the round, lobulated or irregular contour seen with enlarged lymph nodes or localized mediastinal mass

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mediastinal hemorrhage

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benign, asymptomatic condition characterized by excessive deposition of fat in the mediastinum

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mediastinal lipomatosis

125
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mechanism of pneumomediastinum formation

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involves sudden rise in intrathoracic and intra-alveolar pressure that leads to alveolar rupture

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AKA Macklin effect in pneumomediastinum

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extra-alveolar air first collects within the bronchovascular interstitium and then dissects centrally to the hilum and mediastinum

127
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in boerhaave syndrome, in addition to pneumomediastinum, hydropneumothorax and pneumoperitoneum are mostly seen on what side

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left

128
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describeds the substernal chest pain caused by the intramediastinal extension of neck or laryngeal infections

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ludwig angina

129
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True or false: mediastinal air without infection is generally asymptomatic and does not require treatment

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true

130
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unilateral hilar enlargement resulting from metastatic lymph node involvement is often seen in

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small cell carcinoma

131
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malignancies most often associated with intrathoracic nodal metastases are

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genitourinary (renal and testicular); head and neck (skin, larynx, thyroid); breast and melanoma

132
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lymphatic spread of tumor to retroperitoneal nodes and up the thoracic duct to posterior mediastinum is the mode of spread in

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renal cell carcinoma and seminoma

133
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reflux of tumor emboli in thoracic duct and anterior mediastinal lymph nodes to hilar, paratracheal and intraparenchymal lymphatics are due to

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incompetent valves

134
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extrathoracic neoplasm with highest incidence of intrathoracic nodal metastasis

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melanoma

135
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unilateral hilar or mediastinal lymph node enlargement is a characteristic feature in

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primary pulmonary tuberculosis

136
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other bacterial infections that have been associated with unilateral hilar lymph node enlargement include

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plaque, tularemia and anaerobic lung abscess

137
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viral infections most commonly associated with hilar lymph node enlargement are

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infectious mononucleosis and measles pneumonia

138
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characteristic finding in patients with pneumonic plague

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detection on unenhanced CT of increased attenuation within hilar and mediastinal nodes that drain regions of parenchymal involvement owing to intranodal hemorrhage

139
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most common intrathoracic manifestation of mononucleosis

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hilar lymph node enlargement

140
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vascular disorders that produce unilateral pulmonary artery enlargement include

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postenotic dilatation of left pulmonary artery from valvular or postvalvular pulmonic stenosis, pulmonary artery aneurysms and distention of PA by bland or tumor thrombosis

141
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most frequent solid tumors producing bilateral hilar disease are

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small cell carcinoma of the lung, lymphoma, malignant melanoma

142
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Bilateral hilar lymph node involvement by lymphoma is more common in hodgkin or non-hodgkin

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hodgkin disease

143
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severe pulmonary overinflation from emphysema or in those with diminished pulmonary blood flow due to congenital pulmonary outflow obstruction (TOF, ebstein anomaly) or rarely fibrosing mediastinitis may cause what change in the hilum

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Bilaterally small hila

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most common causes of small hilum are

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atelectasis and resection of a portion of lung, hypoplasia of PA often with associated abnormalities of ipsilateral lung (hypogenetic lung syndrome, Swyer-James syndrome)

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