Abstract
In children, as in adults, mediastinal chest masses are classified based on their location in the mediastinum: i.e., anterior, middle, or posterior. Most of these masses are first detected on plain chest films but then are investigated with CT, MR, and, occasionally, nuclear scintigraphy. Nuclear scintigraphy is used primarily for lesions suspected of being thyroid in origin or gastroenteric cysts containing gastric mucosa. Usually, plain chest films provide basic information regarding the location of the mass, with subsequent information derived from CT, MR, and ultrasound imaging. This article (the first part of a two-part series) deals with anterior mediastinal chest masses in children. Middle and posterior mediastinal chest masses in children will be discussed as the second part of the series in Volume 33, Number 14.
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