Aggressive and progressive fibrosing mediastinitis involving the thoracic spine mimicking malignancy: A case report

Fibrosing mediastinitis is an uncommon benign disorder in which a chronic inflammatory reaction results in diffuse fibrosis of the mediastinum, potentially compromising the airways, great vessels and other mediastinal structures. Herein we describe a progressive course of fibrosing mediastinitis in...

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Autores principales: Kang, Hee, Jung, Min Jung
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Chest
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6374615/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30805073
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2019.02.003
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description Fibrosing mediastinitis is an uncommon benign disorder in which a chronic inflammatory reaction results in diffuse fibrosis of the mediastinum, potentially compromising the airways, great vessels and other mediastinal structures. Herein we describe a progressive course of fibrosing mediastinitis in a 72-year-old man. Computed tomography images depicted a diffuse, infiltrative, soft tissue mass involving the esophagus and superior vena cava in the mediastinum. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed destruction of the adjacent thoracic spine. Positron emission tomography-computed tomography also revealed increased metabolism in the periphery of the mass.
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spelling pubmed-63746152019-02-25 Aggressive and progressive fibrosing mediastinitis involving the thoracic spine mimicking malignancy: A case report Kang, Hee Jung, Min Jung Radiol Case Rep Chest Fibrosing mediastinitis is an uncommon benign disorder in which a chronic inflammatory reaction results in diffuse fibrosis of the mediastinum, potentially compromising the airways, great vessels and other mediastinal structures. Herein we describe a progressive course of fibrosing mediastinitis in a 72-year-old man. Computed tomography images depicted a diffuse, infiltrative, soft tissue mass involving the esophagus and superior vena cava in the mediastinum. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed destruction of the adjacent thoracic spine. Positron emission tomography-computed tomography also revealed increased metabolism in the periphery of the mass. Elsevier 2019-02-12 /pmc/articles/PMC6374615/ /pubmed/30805073 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2019.02.003 Text en © 2019 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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title Aggressive and progressive fibrosing mediastinitis involving the thoracic spine mimicking malignancy: A case report
title_full Aggressive and progressive fibrosing mediastinitis involving the thoracic spine mimicking malignancy: A case report
title_fullStr Aggressive and progressive fibrosing mediastinitis involving the thoracic spine mimicking malignancy: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Aggressive and progressive fibrosing mediastinitis involving the thoracic spine mimicking malignancy: A case report
title_short Aggressive and progressive fibrosing mediastinitis involving the thoracic spine mimicking malignancy: A case report
title_sort aggressive and progressive fibrosing mediastinitis involving the thoracic spine mimicking malignancy: a case report
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6374615/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30805073
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2019.02.003
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