Madiastinal Masses: A Radiological Study of 50 Cases.

International Journal of Biomedical Research

Parul Dutta¹  Pradipta Ray Choudhury²  Ketan Kumar Ramnikbhai Patel³ 

[1] Associate Professor, Dept. of Radiology, Gauhati Medical College and hospital, Guwahati, Assam;Demonstrator, Department of Anatomy, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College and Hospital, Barpeta-781301, Assam;Postgraduate trainee, Department of Radiology,Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, Guwahati-781032, Assam

关键词: mediastinal masses;    computed tomography;    tuberculosis;    esophageal carcinoma;   

DOI  :  10.7439/ijbr.v5i7.709

学科分类：基础医学

来源: Scholar Science Journals

【 摘 要 】

Objective: The mediastinum is an extremely complex and interesting area of the body. The multitudes of diseases affecting the mediastinum vary considerably, ranging from tumours (benign to extremely malignant) cysts, vascular anomalies, lymph node masses, mediastinitis, mediastinal fibrosis and pneumo- mediastinum.Methods: The cases were selected based on all patients referred to the Department of Radio-Diagnosis with clinically suspected mediastinal mass lesion or those with a suspicious mediastinal abnormality on chest radiogram were taken up for study. Barium swallow, CT scan and MRI was done.Results: A total of 50 mediastinal mass lesions were evaluated, 33 were male and l7 were female. Other findings were studied and tabulated. Conclusion: CT is a highly useful modality for investigation of mediastinal masses. Tuberculosis and esophageal carcinoma are more common in this part of world.

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