Mediastinal lymphadenopathy

Mediastinal lymphadenopathy or mediastinal adenopathy is an enlargement of the mediastinal lymph nodes.

Micrograph of a primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma, a cause of mediastinal lymphadenopathy. H&E stain.

Causes

There are many possible causes of mediastinal lymphadenopathy, including:

• Tuberculosis
• Sarcoidosis
• Lung cancer/oesophageal cancer
• Lymphangitis carcinomatosa
• Cystic fibrosis
• Histoplasmosis
• Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
• Coccidioidomycosis
• Lymphoma
• Whipple's disease
• Goodpasture syndrome
• Hypersensitivity pneumonitis

Inflammatory response to Silicone (leaked from ruptured implants) which has migrated and collected in mediastinal lymph nodes. Silicone mediastinal lymphadenopathy.

See also

• Lymphadenopathy
• Mediastinum
• Mediastinal lymph node
• Mediastinal mass
• Neoplasia