Anaesthesia and mediastinal masses. A case report and review of the literature.
A case in which a mediastinal tumour caused complications including airway obstruction unrelieved by intubation during inhalational induction is described. Other case reports are reviewed and the anaesthetic management of patients with mediastinal tumours is discussed.
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000209:etiology; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology