Posterior Mediastinal Mass
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چکیده
A 57-year-old woman presented with epigastric pain and cough for a period of 15 days, as well as a history of significant weight loss of 12 kgs in past 2 months. The patient had no significant past medical history. A chest x-ray was performed (Fig. 1), which prompted further work-up, consisting of a contrast-enhanced CT (Fig. 2) MRI (not shown), and PET-CT (Fig. 3). Frontal chest radiograph done as a part of the routine work up, revealed soft tissue opacity in the retrocardiac region, with the left heart border seen separate from the lesion. Lateral radiograph confirmed the posterior location of the mediastinal lesion.
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