Imaging of the Mediastinum
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Mediastinal masses can be benign cysts, neurogenic tumors, germ cell neoplasms, thymomas or lymphomas. The mediastinum is demarcated by the pleural cavities laterally. Superior to the mediastinum, you find the thoracic inlet. The mediastinum is usually divided into three main compartments, anterior, middle and posterior. This anatomical classification of the mediastinum is useful for the radiologist as the differential diagnoses of a mediastinal mass is dependent on the anatomical location of the mass among other factors.
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