title: Cardiac arrest and succinylcholine-induced hyperkalemia in a patient with a triton tumor.
abstract: We report a case of succinylcholine-induced hyperkalemia in a patient with a mediastinal triton tumor, which is characterized by a rhabdomyosarcomatous differentiation. Caution should be taken with succinylcholine use in patients presenting with a rhabdomyosarcomatous tumor or with a tumor of unknown cell type when histopathological diagnosis is not available.
authors.affiliation: From the *Service d'Anesthésie, Hopital Foch, Suresnes, France; †University Versailles Saint-Quentin en Yvelines, France; ‡Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, Hopital Foch, Suresnes, France; and §Service de Radiologie, Hopital Foch, Suresnes, France.
authors.forename: Jerome
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cecchini
authors.forename: Arlette
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Colchen-Personne
authors.forename: Francois
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mellot
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fischler