Mediastinal lymphadenopathy or mediastinal adenopathy is an enlargement of the mediastinal lymph nodes.
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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[1]
- Whipple's disease[2]
- Goodpasture syndrome
- Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Inflammatory response to Silicone (leaked from ruptured implants) which has migrated and collected in mediastinal lymph nodes. Silicone mediastinal lymphadenopathy.