Differential diagnosis of major anterior mediastinal lesions
In the following list, an asterisk (*) indicates the most common causes:
Thymic Masses
- • Lymphoma*
- • Thymoma*
- • Thymic carcinoma
- • Thymic carcinoid
- • Thymolipoma
- • Thymic cyst
- • Thymic hyperplasia
Thyroid Masses
- • Thyroid goiter*
- • Thyroid cyst
- • Thyroid adenoma
- • Thyroid carcinoma
Germ Cell Tumors
- • Teratoma and teratocarcinoma*
- • Seminoma
- • Mixed germ cell tumors
