TY - JOUR
T1 - Imaging of granulomatous fibrosing mediastinitis
AU - McNeeley, Michael F.
AU - Chung, Jonathan H.
AU - Bhalla, Sanjeev
AU - Godwin, J. David
PY - 2012/8/1
Y1 - 2012/8/1
N2 - OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to review and illustrate the pathogenesis, natural history, imaging features, and treatment of granulomatous fibrosing mediastinitis. CONCLUSION. Granulomatous fibrosing mediastinitis is an infiltrative disorder characterized by encasement of the mediastinal viscera; in most cases in the United States, it represents an idiosyncratic immune response to histoplasma. Familiarity with the various imaging features of fibrosing mediastinitis is important for prompt and accurate diagnosis as well as for planning and guiding surgical and less-invasive treatments.
AB - OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to review and illustrate the pathogenesis, natural history, imaging features, and treatment of granulomatous fibrosing mediastinitis. CONCLUSION. Granulomatous fibrosing mediastinitis is an infiltrative disorder characterized by encasement of the mediastinal viscera; in most cases in the United States, it represents an idiosyncratic immune response to histoplasma. Familiarity with the various imaging features of fibrosing mediastinitis is important for prompt and accurate diagnosis as well as for planning and guiding surgical and less-invasive treatments.
KW - Fibrosing mediastinitis
KW - Histoplasmosis
KW - Mediastinal fibrosis
KW - Sclerosing mediastinitis
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U2 - 10.2214/AJR.11.7319
DO - 10.2214/AJR.11.7319
M3 - Review article
C2 - 22826392
AN - SCOPUS:84864744705
VL - 199
SP - 319
EP - 327
JO - American Journal of Roentgenology
JF - American Journal of Roentgenology
SN - 0361-803X
IS - 2
ER -