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Causes

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
Iatrogenic	No underlying causes
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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Diagnosis

History

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