middle mediastinal mass

• mnemonic: "NOT VD"
  • 90% malignant

• Nodes
  • tumor (mets, lymphoma/leukemia)
  • infection
  • inhalational dz
  • Castleman dz

• Tumor
  • 1' lung, trachea, esophagus Ca

• Vascular
  • aneurysm
  • hematoma

• Duplication cyst
  • bronchogenic, enteric, neurenteric

© 2002, C.E. Kahn, Jr.
2002-04-18