Successful treatment of an aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma associated with acute respiratory insufficiency using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma initially presenting as a solid huge mediastinal mass does not frequently occur. Although nowadays many patients with high-grade (aggressive) malignant lymphoma can be cured using a combination of immuno- and chemotherapy, rapid progression and acute complications caused by the tumor mass itself may necessitate additional invasive treatment. We report a case of successful extracorporeal membrane oxygenation treatment in a 43-year-old woman with acute respiratory insufficiency due to a huge mediastinal non-Hodgkin's tumor.
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany. Anas.Aboud@med.uni-jena.de
Anas
A
Aboud
Gernot
G
Marx
Herbert
H
Sayer
Jan F
JF
Gummert
D000328:Adult; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents