Presentation of CaseA 65-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of Hodgkin's disease of the anterior mediastinum and the radiographic finding of a pelvic mass.The patient had been well until about four months earlier, when pleuritic pain developed [nejm.org]

Operative checklists are included in procedural chapters, and procedures are presented as bulleted to-do lists wherever possible. [books.google.com]

Case presentations Patients A 12 year-old African American male with a one year history of GD refractory to medical management presented with a persistent tachycardia, fever, abdominal pain, vomiting, weakness and muscle aches after discontinuing methimazole [thyroidresearchjournal.biomedcentral.com]

We present a case of a residual mediastinal lesion derived from differentiated iodine negative thyroid cancer with persistent elevated thyroglobulin levels found by Scintigraphy Whole Body Scan SPET/CT (111 In- DTPA-octreotide). [omicsonline.org]

A 77-year-old woman was referred to our center for the workup of progressive exertional dyspnea. The patient had a medical history of systemic hypertension and diabetes mellitus. [circ.ahajournals.org]

Current guidelines recommend empirical treatment after material for histology and culture has been obtained1. [erj.ersjournals.com]

Hoppe RT: Radiation therapy in the treatment of Hodgkin’s disease. Semin Oncol 1980;7:144–154. [karger.com]

The specific treatment will depend on the type of tissue, its location, size, and the overall health of the patient. [utswmedicine.org]

Multidisciplinary contributions on medical treatment, radiation oncology, and surgery and anesthesia are included. Highlights include new material on minimally invasive procedures and thoroughly updated diagnostic and treatment information. [books.google.com]

The prognosis for these tumors even after resection is usually judged to be poor. [hon.ch]

Bonadonna G, Valagussa P, Santoro A: Prognosis of bulky Hodgkin’s disease treated with chemotherapy alone or combined with radiotherapy. Cancer Surv 1985;4:439–445. [karger.com]

A mediastinal lymph node mass, located in the center of the chest, that is larger than 10 centimeters (cm) is associated with a poorer prognosis. Small mediastinal masses are not associated with a poorer prognosis. [cancer.net]

Prognostically, mediastinal node enlargement worsens prognosis but only minimally. [learningradiology.com]

This division is particularly useful for characterizing mediastinal masses because specific etiologic factors often have a predilection for a particular compartment. [clinicalgate.com]

Etiology, pathophysiology, pathogenesis Bronchogenic cysts arise from the ventral foregut, enteric cysts from the dorsal foregut Bronchogenic cysts contain respiratory epithelium, smooth muscle, and cartilage; enteric cysts contain squamous and gastrointestinal [radiologykey.com]

Compression of the airway, pulmonary arteries or veins may occur Etiology: Tuberculosis Histoplasmosis or other fungi Silicosis Drugs (Methisergide) Autoimmune disorders Familial multifocal fibrosclerosis 61 Symptoms are caused by the compression of vital [slideplayer.com]

Etiology and pathogenesis The cause of occurrence of congenital hernia is the disturbance of embryogenesis with transformation in anomaly of diaphragm. [intranet.tdmu.edu.ua]

There was no history of hereditary etiology of vascular disease such as von Hippel-Lindau disease. The patient had no remarkable family history. A physical examination revealed a healthy looking woman with no obvious signs. [jtd.amegroups.com]

Chest 1997; 112: 511 Neurogenic Tumors Definition Epidemiology Account for 10–20% of mediastinal masses 90% occur in the posterior mediastinum Usually benign (80%). [radiologykey.com]

It is epidemiology, clinically and biologically distinct from the other subtypes of DLBCL. [atlasgeneticsoncology.org]

Thoracic Surgeons IASLC International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer ITMIG International Thymic Malignancies Interest Group JART Japanese Association for Research on the Thymus NCCN National Comprehensive Cancer Network SEER Surveillance, Epidemiology [haigan.gr.jp]

Epidemiology Superior vena cava syndrome is chiefly associated with malignancy. Currently, more than 90% of patients with superior vena cava syndrome have an associated malignancy as the cause. [intranet.tdmu.edu.ua]

Etiology, pathophysiology, pathogenesis Bronchogenic cysts arise from the ventral foregut, enteric cysts from the dorsal foregut Bronchogenic cysts contain respiratory epithelium, smooth muscle, and cartilage; enteric cysts contain squamous and gastrointestinal [radiologykey.com]

Pathophysiology Extrinsic compression of the superior vena cava is possible because it has a thin wall coupled with a low intravascular pressure. Because the superior vena cava is surrounded by rigid structures, it is relatively easy to compress. [intranet.tdmu.edu.ua]

Tuberculosis: clinical diagnosis and management of tuberculosis, and measures for its prevention and control. 2006. 2011 ERS [erj.ersjournals.com]

RGS with radiolabeled somatostatin analogues in this case appears to be a useful method for real time tumour localization, verification of complete excision to prevent recurrence. This means that the surgery is less extent and with lower morbidity. [omicsonline.org]

Considering the diagnosis of Graves disease for a child with an anterior mediastinal mass and without the typical physical findings of autoimmune hyperthyroidism (goiter, exophthalmos) may prevent unnecessary diagnostic studies and their associated financial [pediatrics.aappublications.org]

Oral anticoagulation therapy was initiated to prevent clotting at sites of pulmonary arterial stenoses. The condition of the patient was stable on follow-up 10 months after the initial diagnosis. Figure 1. [circ.ahajournals.org]

These include: Pleural effusion: excess fluid that accumulates in the pleural space and can prevent the lungs from expanding normally. [lung.templehealth.org]