Aggressive and progressive fibrosing mediastinitis involving the thoracic spine mimicking malignancy: A case report

Aggressive and progressive fibrosing mediastinitis involving the thoracic spine mimicking malignancy: A case report

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Fibrosing mediastinitis is an uncommon benign disorder in which a chronic inflammatory reaction results RC Toy in diffuse fibrosis of the mediastinum, potentially compromising the airways, great vessels and other mediastinal structures.Herein we describe a progressive course of fibrosing mediastinitis in a 72-year-old man.Computed tomography images depicted a diffuse, infiltrative, soft tissue mass involving the scissor esophagus and superior vena cava in the mediastinum.

Magnetic resonance imaging revealed destruction of the adjacent thoracic spine.Positron emission tomography-computed tomography also revealed increased metabolism in the periphery of the mass.Keywords: Fibrosing mediastinitis, Sclerosing mediastinitis, Mediastinal fibrosis.