Mediastinal lesions in children

Figure 29  A 7 mo old girl with Neuroblastoma. He is admitted to the hospital because of cough and wheezing. A: On posteroanterior chest radiograph (blue arrow) the mass is seen on the right paravertebral area; B: On the lateral radiograph a posteriorly located mass with a smooth outer contour and calcifications (blue arrow) is seen; C and D: In the axial computed tomography images of the same patient, a homogeneous mass with smooth contours and punctate-coarse calcifications (blue arrow) is observed in the paravertebral distance. The mass extends to the midline and mild compression is detected on the right main bronchus.