Tuberculous fibrosing mediastinitis: CT and MRI findings
JOURNAL OF THORACIC IMAGING, cilt.16, sa.3, ss.191-193, 2001 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2001
- Doi Numarası: 10.1097/00005382-200107000-00011
- Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF THORACIC IMAGING
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.191-193
- Anahtar Kelimeler: fibrosing mediastinitis, tuberculosis, CT, MRI
- Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Fibrosing mediastinitis is a rare entity usually caused by granulomatous disease. Most cases develop as a complication of histoplasmosis. Mediastinal involvement caused by tuberculosis most often produces focally enlarged lymph nodes, with diffuse mediastinal involvement a very unusual manifestation of disease. The authors describe a patient with extensive tuberculous fibrosing mediastinitis, in whom fibrotic masses produced compression of airways and vascular structures with resultant parenchymal changes.