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Superior herniation of the mediastinum presenting as an anterior neck mass on straining
Author(s) -
McDougall Catherine M.,
Culham Gordon,
Seear Michael D.,
Chilvers Mark A.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
pediatric pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.866
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1099-0496
pISSN - 8755-6863
DOI - 10.1002/ppul.21618
Subject(s) - medicine , neck mass , mediastinum , fluoroscopy , airway , mediastinal mass , differential diagnosis , anterior mediastinum , radiology , valsalva maneuver , surgery , pathology , blood pressure
We report an infant with an anterior neck mass present only on straining. Airway fluoroscopy revealed this to be due to superior mediastinal herniation. Neck masses apparent only during Valsalva maneuver are rare and awareness of the differential diagnosis is important to avoid unnecessary investigation or surgery. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2012; 47:710–712. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.