A 57-year-old female nonsmoker presented with cough and left-sided chest pain.She underwent a chest radiograph and CT scan. Chest CT suggested several possible differential diagnostic ...

For the numerous benign lesions which occur in the mediastinum, various classifications have been employed. All discrete and well circumscribed lesions have by usage been classified as benign ...

Infectious Mononucleosis Associated with a Mass in the Anterior Mediastinum Authors : Captain Blake E. Waterhouse , MC , and Captain Philip H. Lapidus , MC Author Info & Affiliations Published ...

These lesions, particularly when located in the anterior mediastinum, can lead to critical complications such as airway obstruction, superior vena cava syndrome, and cardiovascular compromise.

Germ cell tumors account for approximately 20% of all anterior and superior mediastinal tumors and cysts (Bergh et al, 1978; Moran et al, 1997; Shimosato and Mukai, 1997).The pathogenesis is ...