Mediastinal lesions in children

Figure 32  A 4-mo-old male patient diagnosed with neuroblastoma. A: A heterogeneous mass is observed on both sides in the paravertebral area in T1W-weighted; B: T2W-weighted sections in the axial plane. The descending aorta is surrounded by the mass (thin blue arrow) and pushed anteriorly. It is also noteworthy that the mass invades the left neural foramen, extending into the spinal canal and compressing the spinal cord (A and B, thick blue arrow).