title: Management of children and adolescents with a critical airway due to compression by an anterior mediastinal mass.
abstract: This study used retrospective review of patients with critical airway due to compression by an anterior mediastinal mass treated at a single pediatric teaching institution. Diagnostic workup is reviewed with a focus on diagnostic biopsy. Algorithm for streamlining the choice of biopsy technique and minimizing invasive procedures is suggested.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Lena
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Perger
authors.forename: Edward Y
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Robert C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Shamberger
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D001706:Biopsy; D001856:Bone Marrow Examination; D019090:Case Management; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D019152:Paracentesis; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones