Posterior mediastinal mass (differential diagnosis)

Last revised by Arlene Campos on 6 Jun 2024

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Weerakkody Y, Campos A, Knipe H, et al. Posterior mediastinal mass (differential diagnosis). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 04 Jul 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-9385

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https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-9385

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9385

Article created:

11 Apr 2010, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

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At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

6 Jun 2024, Arlene Campos ◉

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At the time the article was last revised Arlene Campos had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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Systems:

Chest

Sections:

Gamuts

Synonyms:

Differential of a posterior mediastinal mass
Posterior mediastinal masses
Posterior mediastinal mass
Paravertebral masses
Differential for a posterior mediastinal mass

The differential diagnosis for a posterior mediastinal mass includes:

neoplasm
- neurogenic tumours: most common
  - nerve sheath tumours
  - parasympathetic ganglion tumours
  - sympathetic chain tumours
- non-neurogenic tumours
  - chordoma ²
  - chondrosarcoma
  - Ewing sarcoma
  - oesophageal neoplasm
  - lymphoma ¹
  - invasive thymoma
  - metastasis
infection
- paraspinal abscess
inflammation
vascular
- descending thoracic aortic aneurysm
- varices
- lymphangioma
hernias
- hiatus hernia
- Bochdalek hernia
trauma
- paraspinal haematoma
lymphadenopathy
extramedullary haematopoiesis
foregut duplication cysts
thoracic meningocele

Posterior mediastinal mass (differential diagnosis)

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