The Importance of the Simple Chest X-ray Tend to Make Careless Interpretation: with a Case of Mediastinal Tumor.
10.4046/trd.2009.66.6.482
- Author:
Eun Young KIM
1
;
Ju Eun LIM
;
Byung Hoon PARK
;
Jin Young YOON
;
Ji Ye JUNG
;
Ji Young SON
;
Kyung Jong LEE
;
Yoe Wun YOON
;
Young Ae KANG
;
Jin Wook MOON
;
Moo Suk PARK
;
Young Sam KIM
;
Joon CHANG
;
Sung Kwan SHIN
;
Se Kyu KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Leiomyoma;
Mediastinal neoplasms
- MeSH:
Diagnosis, Differential;
Esophagus;
Humans;
Leiomyoma;
Mediastinal Neoplasms;
Mediastinum;
Thorax
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2009;66(6):482-485
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The middle mediastinum contains several important organs and pluripotent cells. It is difficult to make a definitive diagnosis in patients with middle mediastinal tumors due to a wide range of diseases. The likelihood of malignancy is influenced primarily by the following factors: patient age, size, tumor location, and the presence or absence of symptoms. We describe a case of a middle mediastinal tumor, which was suspected on chest x-ray; chest computed tomography revealed the eccentric mass of distal esophagus. This case emphasizes the diagnostic importance of the chest x-ray to the physicians. The possible differential diagnoses are reviewed.
