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==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
===Common Causes=== | ===Common Causes=== | ||
*Anterior mediastinal mass | |||
**[[Teratoma]] | |||
**[[Lymphomas]] - [[Hodgkins lymphoma|Hodgkins]] and [[non-hodgkins lymphoma|non-hodgkins]]. Anterosuperior, smooth and homogenous, and usually surrounds great vessels. | |||
**[[Germ cell tumor]] - may contain calcifications. | |||
**[[Thymoma]] and other thymic abnormalities (thymic carcinomas, [[thymic cyst]]s, thymolipomas). | |||
**Thyroid (intrathoracic [[goiter]]) - thoracic inlet, smooth and frequently symmetric. | |||
**Connective tissue tumors | |||
*Middle mediastinal mass | |||
**[[Pericardial cyst]] - usually right sided | |||
**[[Bronchogenic cyst]] - frequently subcarinal | |||
**Enteric cyst | |||
**[[Lymphadenopathy]]- from infectious, malignant and idiopathic etiologies. | |||
*Posterior mediastinal mass | |||
**[[Neurogenic tumor]] | |||
**[[Esophageal tumor]]s | |||
**Neuroenteric cysts | |||
**[[Hiatal hernia]] | |||
===Causes by Organ System=== | ===Causes by Organ System=== | ||
Revision as of 14:50, 29 January 2013
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Common Causes
- Anterior mediastinal mass
- Teratoma
- Lymphomas - Hodgkins and non-hodgkins. Anterosuperior, smooth and homogenous, and usually surrounds great vessels.
- Germ cell tumor - may contain calcifications.
- Thymoma and other thymic abnormalities (thymic carcinomas, thymic cysts, thymolipomas).
- Thyroid (intrathoracic goiter) - thoracic inlet, smooth and frequently symmetric.
- Connective tissue tumors
- Middle mediastinal mass
- Pericardial cyst - usually right sided
- Bronchogenic cyst - frequently subcarinal
- Enteric cyst
- Lymphadenopathy- from infectious, malignant and idiopathic etiologies.
- Posterior mediastinal mass
- Neurogenic tumor
- Esophageal tumors
- Neuroenteric cysts
- Hiatal hernia
Causes by Organ System
| Cardiovascular | No underlying causes |
| Chemical / poisoning | No underlying causes |
| Dermatologic | No underlying causes |
| Drug Side Effect | No underlying causes |
| Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes |
| Endocrine | No underlying causes |
| Environmental | No underlying causes |
| Gastroenterologic | No underlying causes |
| Genetic | No underlying causes |
| Hematologic | No underlying causes |
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| Infectious Disease | No underlying causes |
| Musculoskeletal / Ortho | No underlying causes |
| Neurologic | No underlying causes |
| Nutritional / Metabolic | No underlying causes |
| Obstetric/Gynecologic | No underlying causes |
| Oncologic | No underlying causes |
| Opthalmologic | No underlying causes |
| Overdose / Toxicity | No underlying causes |
| Psychiatric | No underlying causes |
| Pulmonary | No underlying causes |
| Renal / Electrolyte | No underlying causes |
| Rheum / Immune / Allergy | No underlying causes |
| Sexual | No underlying causes |
| Trauma | No underlying causes |
| Urologic | No underlying causes |
| Dental | No underlying causes |
| Miscellaneous | No underlying causes |
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