text: Masses in the anterior portion of the mediastinum can include thymoma, lymphoma, and germ cell<unk> s including teratoma.  Lung cancer typically spreads to the lymph nodes in the mediastinum.
  Anterior mediastinal compartment, also known as anterosuperior compartment, is anterior to the pericardium. Masses in this area is more likely to be malignant than those in other compartments Most common masses found here include thymomas, germ cell<unk> s, lymphomas, thyroid tissue, and parathyroid lesions.
option_0: Mediastinal tumor
option_1: Mediastinal hematoma
option_2: Mediastinitis
option_3: Tracheal deviation
option_4: Mediastinal lipomatosis
option_5: Trapped lung
option_6: Tracheal diverticulum
option_7: Lung mass