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middle mediastinal mass

mnemonic: "NOT VD"
- 90% malignant
Nodes
- tumor (mets, lymphoma/leukemia)
- infection
- inhalational dz
- Castleman dz
Tumor
- 1' lung, trachea, esophagus Ca
Vascular
- aneurysm
- hematoma
Duplication cyst
- bronchogenic, enteric, neurenteric

Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD - 2 February 1995
Last updated: 1 October 2013