[Anatomical-clinical conference: mediastinal mass]

Rev Med Brux. 1999 Feb;20(1):25-30.
[Article in French]

Abstract

A 56 years-old man developed a pneumonia. An anterior mediastinal mass is fortuitly found on the chest X-ray and the patient is hospitalised for further investigations. Differential diagnosis of mediastinal masses is discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Clinical Conference
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Pneumonia / complications*
  • Thymoma / classification
  • Thymoma / complications
  • Thymoma / diagnosis*
  • Thymus Neoplasms / classification
  • Thymus Neoplasms / complications
  • Thymus Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed