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Shortness of breath.
Patient Data
Age: 30
Gender: Male
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Intra-thoracic kidney
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X-ray shows a large homogeneous, well defined mass projected over the cardiac silhouette. There is no distortion of the cardiac contour or loss of the heart borders. Appearances likely reflect a large posterior mediastinal mass but there is no rib splaying or vertebral abnormality.
From the case:
Intra-thoracic kidney
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Subsequent CT shows that the mass is in fact an intra-thoracic kidney with the vascular pedicle extending from the abdomen.
Case Discussion
This case highlights one of the more unusual differentials for a posterior mediastinal mass.
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