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Help with Mediastinum Cat Scan report

Can anyone decifer this Cat Scan report… Esp. the Mediastinum section.
49 yr old female smoker. Hx Pulmonary Emboli March 2012 and Dec 2013.
This CT was done from the ER, December 14. I have not seen my Dr. yet.
Lungs:  There are pulmonary emboli in proximal subsegmental pulmonary arterial branches of the anterior segment of the right upper lobe.  There is no other significant lung abnormality. Small foci at the right and left costophrenic sulci suggest subsegmental atelectasis or nodular scar.
Mediastinum:  A 1.3 cm. Paratracheal nodes measure up to 1.4 x 0.6 cm. Anterior mediastinal preaortic nodes measure up to 9 x 5 mm. The etiology is not evident. A 1.5 x 1 centimeter ill-defined focus of soft tissue opacity in the anterior mediastinal fat suggests residual thymic tissue or lymph node.
Pleura:  No pleural effusions.
Abdomen:  No abnormality is evident in the visualized liver, spleen, pancreas, adrenal glands and left kidney. The left
hepatic lobe is elongated, extending across the midline into the left subdiaphragmatic region.
Skeleton:  Mild scoliosis. Degenerative disease in the lower thoracic spine.
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Thank yo for your response... 49 year old female, smoker for 33 years, pack a day.. 2 occurrences of pulmonary emboli ,, first, 3/12; second 12/16/2013, same date as current CT. the previous CT in March, 2012 make no mention of the 12/16 CT findings, I do have a history of hepatic hemangioma, noted but, dr did not feel necessary to investigate. I am unusually tired, Cholesterol is hereditarily very high and tricglycerides as well, i tried diet and excercise with no luck, so had to give in to a pill... ugghh.. I have cervical radiculopathy that affects both arms and hands, tingling, more like vibrating... neck pain and left face is numb.. shoulders ache... pinched nerve c7, T1. In 2002, cervical fusion c4,5,6.. Syringomyelia at T3-T6... eosinophils / 100 leukocytes high 4.2 % (1-3 range), Carbon dioxide low 20 (21-32 range), chloride high 108 (98-107 range), creatine low .51 (.6-1.3 range), urea nitrogen/creatine high 21 (12-20 range), hemoglobin 6.1 (4-6 range), anti TPO ABS 620 (<35 normal^^ way high- dr suggested Hashimotos .. will re=evaluate in 6 mos.)m homocystine high, basophils/ 100 high, erythrocyte distribution width high, lymphocytes / 100 leukocytes high,,,,, hopefully this is a picture and not a mess lol.. thank you for your consideration
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Hi,
What other symptoms are present? I understand your concern regarding your ct scan result. On CT scan, lymph nodes are generally visible as round or elliptical and may occur in clusters of a few nodes of similar size located in the mediastinum. It is best that you discuss the ct scan result also with your doctor for proper evaluation. Factors such as symptoms present, results of other diagnostic tests, medical history and over all health of patient are important considerations also.  Take care and do keep us posted.
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