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Anterior mediastinal mass [PDF]
Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2018 Anesthesia for biopsy or excision of an anterior mediastinal mass (AMM) has the potential for life-threatening or fatal events as a result of airway occlusion, tamponade, pulmonary outflow obstruction, and/or loss of venous return. General anesthesia may
Edson Marchiori +2 more
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A rare case of malignant melanoma presenting as anterior-superior mediastinal mass [PDF]
Radiology Case ReportsMediastinum, as site for malignant melanoma, is extremely rare, both as a primary or metastatic lesion. We present an extremely rare case of primary melanoma presenting as an anterior-superior mediastinal mass in a 65 years-old woman who went to the ...
Dario Familiari, MD +8 more
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The Pan African Medical Journal, 2020 A 43-year-old Caucasian female presented to the ED with significant dyspnea, thoracic pain and fever. She presented a negative medical history and no therapy. During the physical examination, the patient was uncomfortable.
Danilo Coco, Silvana Leanza
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Extranodal Rosai–Dorfman Disease Presenting as a Mediastinal Mass with Pulmonary Artery Invasion [PDF]
Case Reports in Hematology, 2018 Rosai–Dorfman disease (RDD) is a rare, nonmalignant disorder of histiocyte proliferation typically involving the cervical lymph nodes. However, a subset of patients with RDD will display extranodal manifestations that are highly variable in presentation,
Andrew R. Orr +3 more
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An Unusual Cause of Mediastinal Mass — A Case Report and Literature Review of Intrathoracic Kidney [PDF]
Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare, 2012 Posterior mediastinal mass is not an uncommon condition seen in clinical practice. It often generates anxiety among healthcare providers, as the most common cause of a posterior mediastinal mass is a neurogenic tumour which potentially can be malignant ...
Siew Le Chong MRCPCH (UK) +1 more
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A Study of Clinical Characteristics of Mediastinal Mass [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2014 Background: Mediastinal tumours are uncommon lesions encountered in clinical practice. There has been a significant increase in the incidence of malignant mediastinal tumours over the past four decades.
Akshatha Rao Aroor +4 more
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Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 2021 Posterior mediastinal masses by their location pose a risk of compression of heart, great vessels and airway. These risks are further exaggerated, with the use of neuromuscular relaxants and lateral positioning during anesthesia.
Amit Rastogi +3 more
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Posterior mediastinal mass: Do we need to worry much?
Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 2013 Anesthetic management of mediastinal masses is challenging. There is abundant literature available on anesthesia management of anterior mediastinal mass. Anesthetic management of posterior mediastinal mass lesions normally have uneventful course.
Parin Lalwani +4 more
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Anaesthesia for mediastinal mass
Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2014 Mediastinal masses compress the major airways and cardiovascular structures; cautious approach towards these patients is necessary before subjecting them to anaesthesia.[1] The incidence of complications related to airway obstruction with the use of ...
Preeti Thakur +3 more
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Giant gastric stromal tumor mimicking as a posterior mediastinal mass
Medicine, 2018 Rationale: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. Mediastinal GISTs are rare and mostly arise from the esophagus.
Xiaonan Yin +5 more
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