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CT FINDINGS OF THREE GIANT MEDIASTINAL TUMORS IN YOUNG AGE Arifah, Arifah; Erawati, Dini Rachma
International Journal of Radiology and Imaging Vol. 1 No. 02 (2022): International Journal of Radiology and Imaging
Publisher : Department of Radiology, Medical Faculty, University of Brawijaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (447.997 KB) | DOI: 10.21776/ub.ijri.2022.001.02.2

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Background : Mediastinal teratoma and other mediastinal tumors are very challenging to be distinguished from other mediastinal tumors. Mediastinal tumors can be optimally evaluated with computed tomography (CT). In this paper we present three young male patients with similar symptom of chronic chest pain and chronic cough. Materials and Methods: Conducting a literature review and medical records. Results : All patients in this case are young age male, below two decades. All chest CT shows giant mass, but they have different enhancing pattern, different amount of solid, cystic, calcification component. To make correct diagnosis of the mediastinal mass is important because of treatment planning difference, surgery or chemoteraphy. The first case shows benign teratoma with characteristic of heterogenous mass with large amount of fat, with presence of solid and calcification component. The second case shows malignant germ cell tumor with feature of heterogenous mass with predominantly solid component and small amount of fat. It also shows metastatic process in lung and bone. The third case shows Hodgkin lymphoma with slight enhanced mass that narrowed pulmonary artery and caused pericardial effusion. Conclusion: Various features of mediatinal tumors can be distinguished with CT modality.
MEDIASTINITIS, WHAT SHOULD WE KNOW: A CASE REPORT OF PNEUMOPYOTHORAX WITH SUSPECTED MEDIASTINITIS IN A 67-YEAR-OLD MALE Aditya, Aldo; Erawati, Dini Rachma
International Journal of Radiology and Imaging Vol. 3 No. 01 (2024): International Journal of Radiology and Imaging
Publisher : Department of Radiology, Medical Faculty, University of Brawijaya

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Mediastinal disease consists of various diagnoses that have different characteristics, and the severity is not the same. The mediastinal disease diagnosis is often delayed because of the non-specific and sometimes vague presentation and clinical symptoms. One of the commonly missed diagnoses is acute mediastinitis, which is usually presented with fever, pleuritic or retrosternal chest pain, and an inflammatory syndrome. Careful clinical evaluation and radiological correlation are essential when diagnosing mediastinitis, as well as the need to differentiate it from mediastinal infiltration due to malignancy. In this case report, we describe a 67-year-old male, who was referred with pyothorax, cough, and 10 kg of weight loss in the last 1 month. The patient then underwent a CT examination with contrast to establish the diagnosis. Finally, the patient was diagnosed with pneumopyothorax with suspicion of mediastinitis and abscess formation. The lessons learned from this case include the need for recognizing features of mediastinitis, such as fat stranding and fluid collection, which may contain gas locules, in the mediastinal region. The aim of this case report is to increase awareness of early signs of mediastinitis so that prompt management can be initiated as early as possible. Keywords: Mediastinitis, pneumopyothorax, CT thorax