Doctors need to use diagnostic testing to diagnose mediastinal lymphadenopathy. Chest X-ray is the most common diagnostic test for mediastinal lymphadenopathy. CT scans are more sensitive than ...

Measurements of the widest mediastinal diameter and internal thoracic diameter were made on both CXR and CT scan. The thoracic ratio (TR) was calculated for each modality and compared using paired t ...

They are often called an ovarian dermoid cyst. Many people with a non cancerous (benign) tumour in the mediastinum don’t have any symptoms. The doctor might spot the tumour on a chest X-ray you had ...

Pneumomediastinum is when air is present in the mediastinum. This is the space between the lungs and surrounding the heart. Air may enter from a leakage in a lung, the esophagus, or airways.

Mediastinitis is a term used to describe all inflammatory processes of the connective tissue of mediastinal structures and involves spaces between serous membranes known as pleura. Due to the ...