Micrograph of a primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma, a cause of mediastinal lymphadenopathy. H&E stain.
Mediastinal lymphadenopathy or mediastinal adenopathy is an enlargement of the mediastinal lymph nodes.
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.