Mediastinal Hematoma



Mediastinal Hematoma


Katherine R. Birchard



CLINICAL HISTORY

36-year-old male after a motor vehicle accident.






FIGURE 42A


FINDINGS

Figure 42A: Axial contrast-enhanced CT image of the chest just below the aortic arch shows mediastinal hematoma (arrowheads). Ascending aorta (AA), descending aorta (DA), and superior vena cava (SVC) are intact. Large right pleural effusion is present, and higher density left effusion is likely hemothorax (eff). Note anterior chest wall contusion (star), subcutaneous air (arrow), and nasogastric tube (curved arrow).


DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS

Mediastinal hematoma, thymoma, lipoma.

Jun 30, 2016 | Posted by in GENERAL RADIOLOGY | Comments Off on Mediastinal Hematoma

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