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mediastinal lipomatosis
Etiology:
- chronic steroid therapy
Pathology:
- excessive fat deposition in the mid & anterior mediastinum
Radiology:
- computed tomography (CT) of the mediastinum is diagnostic
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mediastinum
General
mediastinal disease (diseases of the mediastinum)
References
Mayo Internal Medicine Board Review, 1998-99, Prakash UBS (ed)
Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1998, pg 762-63