Solitary metastasis of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in the mediastinal lymph nodes is rare in patients without lung metastasis. We herein report a case of RCC with solitary mediastinal lymph node metastasis. A mass in the anterior mediastinum was found in the chest computed tomography (CT) scan of an asymptomatic 43-year-old-man. A mass on the right kidney was also revealed in an abdominal CT sca...

PATIENT Female, 30 FINAL DIAGNOSIS: Nocardiosis Symptoms: Cardiac tamponade • cough • dyspnea • hoarseness • mediastinal mass • pericardial effusion • short of breath MEDICATION - Clinical Procedure: - Specialty: Transplantology. OBJECTIVE Rare disease. BACKGROUND Nocardia infections can complicate solid organ transplantation. The usual clinical presentations include pulmonary infiltrates...

Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare disorder characterized by proliferation and accumulation of clonal dendritic cells with varied clinical presentation and an unpredictable course. We report a 5-month-old infant with LCH who presented with severe respiratory distress, a large mediastinal mass, significant generalized lymphadenopathy, and hepatosplenomegaly. Lymphoma, especially T cel...

A 21 year old female presented with incidental findings of complex anterior mediastinal mass. This patient was otherwise healthy, without contributory medical, surgical, family or social history. CT imaging identified a right paracardiac mediastinal mass with components of variable attenuation, including fluid, soft tissue and fat components. Mediastinal mature teratoma was suspected. Cystic or...

HYPOTHESIS A thoracic approach is commonly required in certain subsets of patients with a mediastinal thyroid mass. DESIGN A retrospective review. SETTING A tertiary referral center. PATIENTS Nine hundred seventy-six consecutive patients who underwent thyroid surgery by a single surgeon from June 1, 1991, to March 30, 1999. Symptoms of airway compression, including respiratory distress, d...

Presence of thymus in the normal position as well as in the posterior mediastinum is an unusual phenomenon. We report here a case of posterior mediastinal mass in a 20-month old male child who presented with dysphagia and dry cough. Investigations revealed it to be a solid posterior mediastinal mass, suspected to be either lymphoma or a neuroblastoma. Excision of the mass followed by histopatho...

The risk of life-threatening complications during induction of anesthesia in patients with anterior mediastinal mass is well recognized. Maintenance of spontaneous ventilation during anesthesia is an accepted standard goal in all published reports. However, the decision to paralyze the patient, which is really needed in most surgical procedures, is still a challenging event. In this study, “man...

BACKGROUND The differential diagnosis of a mediastinal mass is a common challenge in clinical practice, with a wide range of differential diagnosis to be considered. One of the rarer causes is tuberculosis. Atypical presentations of tuberculosis are well documented in immunocompromised patients, but should also be considered in the immunocompetent. CASE PRESENTATION This case outlines a previ...

BACKGROUND The mediastinal ectopic thyroid is very rare, accounting for less than 1% of all cases of ectopic thyroid tissue. The differential diagnoses with other diseases such as lymphomas, thymic tumors and dermoid cysts is mandatory, in fact each one, needs different management and treatment. CASE PRESENTATION Here, we discuss a rare case of mediastinal ectopic thyroid presenting with a pa...