Mediastinal lymph node
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Mahshid Mir, M.D. [2]
Synonyms and keywords: Mediastinal lymphadenopathy
Mediastinal lymph nodes are lymph nodes located in the mediastinum.
Mediastinal lymphadenopathy or mediastinal adenopathy is an enlargement of the Mediastinal lymph nodes
Causes
- Tuberculosis
- Sarcoidosis
- lung cancer/oesophageal cancer
- lymphangitis carcinomatosa
- Cystic fibrosis
- Histoplasmosis
- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
- Coccidioidomycosis
- Lymphoma[1]
- Whipple's disease[2]
- Goodpasture syndrome
- hypersensitive pneumonitis
See also
References
- ↑ Lymphadenopathy at eMedicine
- ↑ Urbanski, Geoffrey; Rivereau, P; Artru, L; Fenollar, F; Raoult, D; Puéchal, X (2012). "Whipple Disease Revealed by Lung Involvement". CHEST Journal. 141 (6): 1595–8. doi:10.1378/chest.11-1812. PMID 22670021.