Table 1 Representative neoplastic pathology of the thoracic inlet
From: Neoplastic pathology at the crossroads between neck imaging and cardiothoracic imaging
Organ System | Benign Examples | Malignant Examples |
|---|---|---|
Respiratory | Hamartoma Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis | Mesothelioma Adenocarcinoma Squamous cell carcinoma Pancoast tumor |
Lymphatic | ------- | Lymphoma Metastatic lymphadenopathy |
Neurologic | Schwannoma Neurofibroma Meningioma | Malignant degeneration of a neurofibroma |
Enteric | Fibromuscular polyp Leiomyoma | Leiomyosarcoma Squamous cell carcinoma |
Musculoskeletal | Osteochondroma Lipoma | Malignant degeneration of osteosarcoma Liposarcoma Ewing Sarcoma |
Endocrine | Parathyroid adenoma Thyroid adenoma Paraganglioma | Thyroid carcinoma |
Vascular | Intraosseous Venous Vascular Malformation | Angiosarcoma |