Mediastinal lymphadenopathy
Mediastinal lymphadenopathy or mediastinal adenopathy is an enlargement of the mediastinal lymph nodes.
Causes
There are many possible causes of mediastinal lymphadenopathy, including:
- Tuberculosis
- Sarcoidosis
- Lung cancer/oesophageal cancer
- Lymphangitis carcinomatosa
- Cystic fibrosis
- Histoplasmosis
- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
- Coccidioidomycosis
- Lymphoma[1]
- Whipple's disease[2]
- Goodpasture syndrome
- Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
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See also
- Lymphadenopathy
- Mediastinum
- Mediastinal lymph node
- Mediastinal mass
- Neoplasia
References
- Lymphadenopathy at eMedicine
- Urbanski, Geoffrey; Rivereau, P; Artru, L; Fenollar, F; Raoult, D; Puéchal, X (2012). "Whipple Disease Revealed by Lung Involvement". Chest. 141 (6): 1595–8. doi:10.1378/chest.11-1812. PMID 22670021.
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