Mediastinal widening (differential)
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The differential diagnoses for mediastinal widening include:
- 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 chest x-ray)
- rotation
- poor inspiration
- supine position
- lordotic position
See also
- +<li><a title="Thoracic aortic aneurysm" href="/articles/thoracic-aortic-aneurysm">thoracic aortic aneurysm</a></li>
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