title: [Fibrosing mediastinitis].
abstract: Fibrosing mediastinitis is a rare entity either idiopathic or caused by granulomatous disease. Plain film findings mainly show widening of the upper half of the anterior mediastinum, whereas CT delineates more clearly the exact location of the mediastinal mass and the extent of compromise of mediastinal structures. Although vessels surrounded by the fibrous mass are typically smoothly bordered and only rarely displaced, diagnosis can only be suspected together with the patients history and clinical course.
authors.affiliation: Zentrales Institut für Radiodiagnostik der Universität Wien.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Frank
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Karnel
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Imhof
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Fibrosierende Mediastinitis.