Spontaneous Disappearance Of A Chronic Mediastinal Mass
Chest 87(2): Feb 1985; 235-236
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Personal Characteristics
A 78-year-old woman
Clinical Characteristics
Non-productive cough, abnormal findings on chest roentgenogram, 4 centimeter rounded mass just below the right hilum, prominent mediastinal mass, noncalcified mass in the retrocardiac space, nonpulsatile mass, sudden paroxysm of coughing, large amount of mucoid sputum
Remission Characteristics
Sudden disappearance of the mass after expulsion of its contents into the tracheobronchial tree, lesion had disappeared, patient remains clinically well with no further roentgenographic changes two years following this episode
Treatment & Mechanisms
Proposed Remission Mechanisms
Not discussed
Additional Notes
The patient declined further investigation