22-Year-Old Female presents with
fevers weight loss and night sweats

fevers weight loss and night sweats
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The first image represents the normal and the second a mediastinal silhouette that is very abnormal. There are multiple “mogul” enlargements, including the region of the aortic knob, the pulmonary segment and the SVC. The following CT explains the appearance.
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3 = Prevascular 4 = Lower Paratracheal
Aortic Nodes
6= Paraaortic Nodes
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3 = Prevascular Nodes
This patient has lymphoma and the nodal groups of the mediastinum are all enlarged.
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6= paraaortic
Superior Mediastinal
3 – Prevascular Nodes 4 = Lower Paratracheal
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Within the posterior segment of the left upper lobe there a 2.5 cms nodule with mild reticulations likely a lymphomatous deposit
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This transverse section through the top of the aortic arch shows multiple enlarged soft tissue masses in the superior mediastinum representing enlarged lymph nodes in this patient with lymphoma.
he enlarged lymph nodes are outlined in green.
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42068c03 Ashley Davidoff MD TheCommonVein.net medical students code chest enlarged lung lymph node lymphadenopathy lymphoma mediastinum nodule SVC compressed 296Lu
