Mediastinal lymphadenopathy
# Mediastinal lymphadenopathy

Mediastinal lymphadenopathy or mediastinal adenopathy is an enlargement of the mediastinal lymph nodes.

## Causes

There are many possible causes of mediastinal lymphadenopathy, including:

* Tuberculosis
* Sarcoidosis
* Lung cancer/oesophageal cancer
* Lymphangitis carcinomatosa
* Cystic fibrosis
* Histoplasmosis
* Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
* Coccidioidomycosis
* Lymphoma
* Whipple's disease
* Goodpasture syndrome
* Hypersensitivity pneumonitis

Inflammatory response to Silicone (leaked from ruptured implants) which has migrated and collected in mediastinal lymph nodes. Silicone mediastinal lymphadenopathy.

