Calcified mediastinal lymph nodes (differential)

Last revised by Yuranga Weerakkody on 18 Jul 2023

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Citation:

Gaillard F, Weerakkody Y, Vadera S, et al. Calcified mediastinal lymph nodes (differential). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 18 May 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-8647

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-8647

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8647

Article created:

19 Feb 2010, Frank Gaillard ◉ ◈

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At the time the article was created Frank Gaillard had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

18 Jul 2023, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

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26 times, by 13 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Chest, Oncology

Sections:

Gamuts

Tags:

infectiousdisease

Synonyms:

Calcified mediastinal lymph nodes
Calcific mediastinal lymph nodes
Differential of calcified mediastinal lymph nodes
Calcified mediastinal nodes
Calcific mediastinal nodes
Calcified mediastinal lymphadenopathy
Differential diagnosis of calcified mediastinal lymph nodes
Calcifying mediastinal nodes

There are numerous causes of calcified mediastinal lymph nodes.

Common causes include:

infectious granulomatous diseases
- tuberculosis
- histoplasmosis
sarcoidosis
silicosis
treated lymphoma

Uncommon causes include:

Pneumocystis jiroveci (PCP) pneumonia
metastases
- thyroid carcinoma: papillary and medullary subtypes ⁶
- certain mucinous tumour metastases
  - mucinous ovarian cystadenocarcinoma
  - mucinous colonic adenocarcinoma
- osteogenic sarcoma
- lung cancer: uncommon, may be seen in metastatic bronchial carcinoid tumours
amyloidosis
scleroderma
coal worker's pneumoconiosis
Castleman disease

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Calcified mediastinal lymph nodes (differential)

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