Anterior mediastinal mass - Thymoma
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Anterior mediastinal mass - Thymoma
- The mediastinal contours are bulging due to a large mass – in this case a thymoma
- It is possible to determine that this mass is located anteriorly in the mediastinum
- The aortic knuckle (mid mediastinum) and both the azygo-oesophageal and descending aorta lines (posterior mediastinum) are clearly visible and so the mass cannot be located adjacent to these structures
Anterior mediastinal mass - Thyroid
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Anterior mediastinal mass - Thyroid
- A large soft tissue mass causes narrowing of the trachea and deviates it towards the left side
- The right paratracheal stripe is obscured at the level of the mass but remains visible below the mass
- This patient had an enlarged thyroid gland (goitre) which was visible clinically and was shown to be benign on imaging with ultrasound