title: Steroid treatment resolves acute respiratory failure in patient transferred for ECMO.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Space-consuming mediastinal tumors can create respiratory failure.
  
  
  METHODS
  We are reporting on a case of mediastinal lymphoma, which created respiratory failure in our patient. IV steroid therapy was used in our patient, who presented with end-stage respiratory failure.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Conservative management of our patient was possible without the application of ECMO.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In the right patient population, IV steroid treatment can avoid further deterioration of end-stage respiratory failure.
authors.affiliation: Nazih Zudhi Transplant Institute/Advanced Cardiac Care INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK - USA.
authors.forename: Michael M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Koerner
authors.affiliation: Heart and Vascular Institute, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA - USA.
authors.forename: Francis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tepolt
authors.affiliation: Heart and Vascular Institute, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA - USA.
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brehm
authors.affiliation: Heart and Vascular Institute, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA - USA.
authors.forename: Sonja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bressler
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support, Harefield Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London - UK.
authors.forename: Mohamad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zeriouh
authors.affiliation: Heart and Vascular Institute, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA - USA.
authors.forename: Behzad
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Soleimani
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heart and Marfan Center, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg - Germany.
authors.forename: Arjang
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ruhparwar
authors.affiliation: Heart and Vascular Institute, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA - USA.
authors.forename: Walter E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Pae
authors.affiliation: Miami Transplant Institute, Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami - USA.
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Loebe
authors.affiliation: Heart and Vascular Institute, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA - USA.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghodsizad
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000150:complications*; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome