Paratracheal lymph nodes run along the sides of your trachea (windpipe) in the neck. These are the lymph nodes that often become swollenwhen you're sick with a sore throat or cold. Does hilar lymphadenopathy mean cancer? What is hilar adenopathy? Hilar adenopathy isthe enlargement of lymph ...
PET-CT showing central cavitation and decrease in FDG uptake in the central portion of the mass (arrow). Persistent peripheral soft tissue and right hilar adenopathy are seen. Full size image A. Decrease in tumor size Histopathology is often used as the reference standard for assessing the ...
Although the level of suspicion justifiably should remain low, since only 0.2% of malignant tumors in children arise from the trachea, bronchi, and lungs combined,3 it is important to keep the possibility on the list of differential diagnoses, particularly in young children. PPB and other...
Blood vessels, nerves and the bronchus enter the lungs at the hilum, which is a concave portion on the mediastinal side of the lungs (space between the lungs that houses the heart) A hilum is present in each lung. The nodes within are important in the diagnosis of lung cancer. ...
Blood vessels, nerves and the bronchus enter the lungs at the hilum, which is a concave portion on the mediastinal side of the lungs (space between the lungs that houses the heart) A hilum is present in each lung. The nodes within are important in the diagnosis of lung cancer. ...