Mediastinal Lipomatosis

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Contents 1 Etiology 2 Pathology 3 Radiology 4 More General Terms 5 Additional Terms 6 References

Etiology

• chronic steroid therapy

Pathology

• excessive fat deposition in the mid & anterior mediastinum

Radiology

• computed tomography ( CT) of the mediastinum is diagnostic

More General Terms

• mediastinal disease (diseases of the mediastinum)

Additional Terms

• mediastinum

References

Mayo Internal Medicine Board Review, 1998-99, Prakash UBS (ed) Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1998, pg 762-63

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