Mediastinal widening (differential)
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The differential diagnosisdiagnoses for mediastinal widening includesinclude:
- traumatic aortic injury
- vascular anomalies
- pneumomediastinum
- lung
- atelectasis
- pulmonary masses abutting the mediastinum
- mediastinal lymphadenopathy
- enlarged pulmonary arteries
- mediastinal lipomatosis
- masses
- anterior mediastinal masses
- middle mediastinal masses
- posterior mediastinal masses
- thymus
- diaphragmatic hernia
- technical factors (on
CXRchest x-ray)- rotation
- poor inspiration
- supine position
- lordotic position
See also
-<p>The differential diagnosis for<strong> mediastinal widening </strong>includes:</p><ul>- +<p>The differential diagnoses for<strong> mediastinal widening </strong>include:</p><ul>
-<li><a href="/articles/posterior-mediastinal-mass-differential-diagnosis">posterior mediastinal masses</a></li>- +<li><a href="/articles/posterior-mediastinal-mass-differential-diagnosis-1">posterior mediastinal masses</a></li>
-<li>technical factors (on CXR)<ul>- +<li>technical factors (on chest x-ray)<ul>
-</ul><h4>See also</h4><ul><li><a href="/articles/fatty-mediastinal-masses-differential-diagnosis-1">Fatty mediastinal masses</a></li></ul>- +</ul><h4>See also</h4><ul><li><a href="/articles/fatty-mediastinal-masses-differential">Fatty mediastinal masses</a></li></ul>
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