The hilum carries critical vessels to and from your lungs and anchors each lung in place. Read on to learn more about the hilum, including its functions, potential illnesses to be aware of, and ...

Stage 0 disease is seen in 5% to 10 % of patients with sarcoidosis. CT may demonstrate unsuspected chest disease in these cases. Stage I: Hilar/mediastinal lymphadenopathy not associated with lung ...

The most common pulmonary infections that are manifested by hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy are tuberculosis and fungal infections, primarily coccidioidomycosis and histoplasmosis and, less ...

A new review published in JAMA highlights the current diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary sarcoidosis.The review authors performed online searches of PubMed and OVID from 2015 to 2021 and ...

A hilar mass compressing the pulmonary artery could cause a perfusion defect, scintigraphically simulating pulmonary thromboembolism. Since no intraarterial defect was identified angiographically ...

Robotic radiosurgery offers palliative care for hilar lung tumors. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 3, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2010 / 11 / 101102183640.htm ...

A stage-2 lung cancer involves intra-pulmonary, hilar lymph nodes. Stage-3 lung cancer is complicated and heterogeneous. The tumor can be T1, T2 or T3 and any N is included.

From a technical viewpoint, with respect to the pulmonary hilum, these can be divided into nonanatomic (wedge resection) and anatomic (all other) resections. The characteristic feature of anatomic ...

A computed tomography scan of her chest showed bilateral pulmonary opacities and an infiltrating process involving the mediastinum and both hila . A computed tomography scan of her abdomen identified ...

Mediastinal lymphadenopathy predominates in the anterior mediastinum and the paratracheal regions. When lymphadenopathy involves the hilar regions, it is usually asymmetric. Primary tuberculosis ...

Patients report decreased pain and improved breathing following treatment of their hilar tumors with robotic radiosurgery, but researchers say the therapy falls short of improving survival. Still ...