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Inflammation of the cellular tissue of the mediastinum.

- fibrosing m. SYN: mediastinal fibrosis.

- fibrous m. scarring of mediastinal structures of unknown origin or due to infection.

- idiopathic fibrous m. SYN: mediastinal fibrosis.

me·di·as·ti·ni·tis .mēd-ē-.as-tə-'nīt-əs n, pl -nit·i·des -'nit-ə-.dēz inflammation of the tissues of the mediastinum

inflammation of the midline partition of the chest cavity (mediastinum), usually complicating a rupture of the oesophagus (gullet). Sclerosing mediastinitis often leads to fibrosis, which may cause compression of other structures in the thorax, such as the superior vena cava, the bronchial tree, or the oesophagus.