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Mediastinal masses

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Mediastinal masses on a chest X-ray can result from many causes. Some of the possible causes are listed under the aetiology menu entry.

Subcutaneous or skin lesions may appear on a single chest X-ray as a mediastinal mass. Their true position is revealed by clinical examination and by taking different radiological views.


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