title: Imaging of granulomatous fibrosing mediastinitis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this article is to review and illustrate the pathogenesis, natural history, imaging features, and treatment of granulomatous fibrosing mediastinitis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  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.
authors: Department of Radiology, University of Washington Medical Center, 1959 Pacific Ave NE, Box 357115, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. mcneeley@u.washington.edu
authors: Michael F
authors: MF
authors: McNeeley
authors: Jonathan H
authors: JH
authors: Chung
authors: Sanjeev
authors: S
authors: Bhalla
authors: J David
authors: JD
authors: Godwin
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005355:Fibrosis; D006099:Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media