title: Sclerosing Mediastinitis Masquerading As A Lymphoma.
abstract: Fibrosing retroperitoneal changes can mimic malignant tumours. The correlation with beta-blockers has long been known where practolol was the prototype agent. It is now possible to report supradiaphragmatic occurrence of a similar pathology and its link with later generation beta adrenergic receptor blocking drugs leading to a diagnosis of lymphoma. This rare association needs to be included in the differential diagnosis of mass lesions in both abdomen and chest.
authors.affiliation: a Emeritus Professor of Haematology: University of Cape Town , Honorary Consultant Physician: Groote Schuur Hospitals Teaching Group and Honorary Professor of Haematology: Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Academic Hospital.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.affiliation: b The Department of Surgery , Somerset Hospital , Cape Town.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stein
authors.affiliation: c Department of Surgery , University of Cape Town and Head of Surgical Gastroenterology, Groote Schuur Hospital.
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Bornman
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bolding
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Close
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cunningham
keywords: Retroperitoneal fibrosis; beta-blockers; pseudolymphoma