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Imaging of anterior mediastinal tumours
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Ong CC
; Teo LL
Cancer Imaging
2012[Nov]; 12
(3
): 506-15
PMID23131900
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Anterior mediastinal tumours include primary and secondary tumours. Patients may
be asymptomatic or present with symptoms related to local tumour invasion or
systemic symptoms due to release of hormones/cytokines or antibodies. The most
common symptoms at presentation include chest pain, dyspnoea, cough, fever and
chills. Despite rapid developments in imaging techniques, accurate staging of
anterior mediastinal tumours remains a diagnostic quandary. Multimodality imaging
plays an important role in determining surgical resectability and/or impact on
subsequent management. This article briefly discusses the epidemiology and
incidence of anterior mediastinal tumours and describes the role of imaging in
tumour characterization and staging in detail. We focus on the more commonly
encountered anterior mediastinal tumours.