title: Fibrosing mediastinitis manifesting as thoracic prevertebral thin band-like mass on MRI and PET-CT.
abstract: To our knowledge, no report exists of a posterior mediastinal thin band-like mass as a manifestation of fibrosing mediastinitis. A man showed right pleural effusion on chest radiograph. On CT, there was a band-like mass on thoracic prevertebral area. MRI demonstrated the enhancing longitudinal band-like mass all along the vertebrae on coronal and sagittal scans. It was hypermetabolic on PET-CT and there was another hot mass in the presacral area. Additional pelvic MRI showed presacral mass with aortic encasement. Biopsy specimen was consistent with fibrosing mediastinitis. We report a case of fibrosing mediastinitis of posterior mediastinum manifesting as thoracic prevertebral band-like mass and discontiguous presacral, periaortic mass studied with CT, MRI and PET-CT.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors: K Y
authors: KY
authors: Lee
authors: J G
authors: JG
authors: Yi
authors: J H
authors: JH
authors: Park
authors: Y J
authors: YJ
authors: Kim
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: So
authors: J S
authors: JS
authors: Kim
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000473:pathology; D001706:Biopsy; D005355:Fibrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011859:Radiography; D012447:Sacrum