title: An unusual cause of a superior mediastinal mass in an infant.
abstract: Tuberculosis has not been reported to be a cause of mediastinal masses in previous case series of mediastinal masses in children. We report the case of a 7-month-old infant with a superior mediastinal mass extending into the right chest, who was referred to the paediatric surgical team for biopsy and further management. Clinical and radiological findings were suggestive of a malignancy. However, thoracoscopic biopsy revealed the presence of a tuberculous mass.
authors.affiliation: Oxford Children's Hospital, Headington, Oxford, OX3 9DZ, UK. martin.gillies@keble.oxon.org
authors.forename: Martin J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Gillies
authors.forename: Marie-Klaire
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Farrugia
authors.forename: Kokila
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lakhoo
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis*