Gamuts

Anterior mediastinal lesion

A mediastinal tumor is a tumor in the mediastinum, the cavity that separates the lungs from the rest of the chest. It contains the heart, esophagus, trachea, thymus, and aorta. [Source: Wikipedia ]

May Cause
Retrosternal mass
May Be Caused by
 Common
Ascending aorta aneurysm
Brachiocephalic artery aneurysm
Brachiocephalic artery buckling
Brachiocephalic artery dilatation
Cushing syndrome
Germ cell tumor
Hematoma
Hepatic hernia
Hibernoma
Intrapericardial hernia
Intrathoracic adenomatous goiter
Leukemia
Lipomatosis
Lymphoma
Morgagni hernia
Nodular sclerosing Hodgkin disease
Normal epicardial fat pad
Obesity
Pericardial cyst
Pericardial disease
Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm
Steroid medication
Superior vena cava dilatation
Thymic hyperplasia
Thymic mass
Thyroid mass
 Uncommon
Acute mediastinitis
Angiosarcoma
Anomalous left superior vena cava
Bronchogenic cyst
Cardiac tumor
Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma
Fibrosarcoma
Fibrosing mediastinitis
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor
Hemangioma
Hemangiopericytoma
Hydatid cyst
Lipoma
Liposarcoma
Lymphangioma
Lymphangiomatosis
Malignant fibrous histiocytoma
Malignant germ cell neoplasm
Mature teratoma
Mediastinal abscess
Mediastinal lymphadenopathy
Mesothelioma
Metastasis
Parathyroid adenoma
Parathyroid carcinoma
Perforated central venous catheter
Pericardial lipoma
Postoperative fluid collection
Schwannoma
Thymic cyst
Thymolipoma
Thymoma
Ventricular aneurysm

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