Anterior mediastinal mass in a breast cancer patient mimicking lymphadenopathy: a case report

Anterior mediastinal mass in a breast cancer patient mimicking lymphadenopathy: a case report

Abstract Background The mediastinum is an anatomical region containing vascular, visceral, and osseous structures. In case of mediastinal masses in the prevascular space, the mnemonic word "4T" helps to group the most common etiologies, namely thyroid pathology, thymoma and its variants, t...

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Main Authors:	Soumya El Graini, Sara Habib Chorfa, Hamza Retal, Driss El Alaoui, Youssef Mahdi, Basma El Khannoussi, Youssef Omor, Rachida Latib, Sanae Amalik
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SpringerOpen 2024-11-01
Series:	The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Subjects:	Ectopic thyroid Anterior mediastinal masses Cervical goiter
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s43055-024-01406-9
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