Tracheal tube misplacement in the thoracic cavity: A case report

AbstractA 23-year-old female patient was referred for treatment of a posterior mediastinal tumour. There was no history of hypertension or headache and no other complaints. The patient’s blood pressure increased to 210/125 mmHg after surgically manipulating the tumour, subsequently reversing to severe hypotension (25/15 mmHg) immediately after the tumour was removed. The life-threatening and irreversible blood pressure drop was difficult to treat with fluid and vasopressors, and the patient ultimately died of cardio-respiratory failure. Asymptomatic paraganglioma can be non-functional but can also be fatal. For any lump in the thoracic cavity, paraganglioma should be ruled out.

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Thoracoscopic subtotal esophagectomy via a right thoracic cavity approach to treat an intractable fistula after 20 months from onset of an idiopathic esophageal rupture: A case report

Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery ◽

10.1111/ases.12736 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 402-405

Author(s):

Takeharu Imai ◽

Yoshihiro Tanaka ◽

Takahito Adachi ◽

Tomonari Suetsugu ◽

Masahiro Fukada ◽

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Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Esophageal Rupture ◽

Thoracic Cavity ◽

Subtotal Esophagectomy

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Congenital infection with Setaria digitata and Setaria marshalli in the thoracic cavity of a Korean calf: a case report

Veterinární Medicína ◽

10.17221/2987-vetmed ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 55 (No. 6) ◽

pp. 275-280 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

NS Kim ◽

HC Kim ◽

C. Sim ◽

JR Ji ◽

NS Kim ◽

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Keyword(s):

Electron Microscopy ◽

Scanning Electron Microscopy ◽

Case Report ◽

Congenital Infection ◽

The Body ◽

Thoracic Cavity ◽

Setaria Digitata ◽

Scanning Electron

In March 2010, a 3.5-month-old Korean native calf was anatomized and two nematode worms were detected in the thoracic cavity. The worms were identified and classified by light and scanning electron microscopy on the basis of features at the anterior and posterior parts of the worms. The worms were female Setaria digitata and Setaria marshalli and numerous eggs which contained microfilaria were detected in the uterus of both species. The body lengths of the S. digitata and S. marshalli were 78 mm and 117 mm, respectively. Mosquitoes act as the vector for Setaria nematodes but these are inactivated in winter in Korea. Therefore, we concluded that this case represented setariasis with congenital infection occurring during the summer prenatal stage of life.

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Systemic Cystic Angiomatosis Mimicking Metastatic Cancer: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Case Reports in Medicine ◽

10.1155/2017/5032630 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2017 ◽

pp. 1-5 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Vivek Kumar ◽

Trishala Meghal ◽

Yanyu Helen Sun ◽

Yiwu Huang

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Lymphatic System ◽

Metastatic Cancer ◽

Thoracic Cavity ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Skeletal System ◽

Histological Features ◽

Multisystem Involvement ◽

Multiple Biopsies ◽

Cystic Angiomatosis

Systemic cystic angiomatosis is a rare benign disorder due to the maldeveloped vascular and lymphatic system with less than 50 cases reported in literature so far. We report here a case of systemic cystic angiomatosis (SCA) with multisystem involvement affecting the neck, thyroid, thoracic cavity, and skeletal system. The patient initially presented in her 4th decade of life with isolated lymphangioma in the neck requiring surgery. However, she experienced full-blown manifestations of SCA in her 6th decade which closely mimicked metastatic cancer. The diagnosis of SCA could only be established after multiple biopsies. The radiological and histological features of SCA with its course over 31 years in this patient have been described.

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Congenital High Airway Obstruction Syndrome: Antenatal Ultrasound Findings

International Journal of Recent Surgical and Medical Sciences ◽

10.5005/jp-journals-10053-0054 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 03 (02) ◽

pp. 114-116

Author(s):

Hemant Thakur ◽

Shirish Vaidya

Keyword(s):

Differential Diagnosis ◽

Case Report ◽

Airway Obstruction ◽

Absolute Neutrophil Count ◽

Neutrophil Count ◽

Pregnant Female ◽

Thoracic Cavity ◽

Antenatal Ultrasound ◽

Tracheal Obstruction ◽

Ultrasound Findings

Abstract Objective: The objective of this study was to describe the antenatal ultrasound appearances of congenital high airway obstruction syndrome (CHAOS), which typically manifests as large echogenic lungs acquiring whole of the thorax and dilatation of the trachea distal to the obstruction and causing intrinsic laryngeal/tracheal obstruction. Case report: A 30-year-old pregnant female with 24 weeks gestation come for routine absolute neutrophil count (ANC) scan. Ultrasonography (USG) was performed, and large echogenic lungs occupying whole of the thoracic cavity compressing the heart in between and causing inversion of the bilateral domes of the diaphragm were found. There was dilatation of the tracheal distal to the lesion and polyhydramnios. Conclusion: The described USG finding of CHAOS may be useful in deciding when to include this entity in the differential diagnosis of enlarged echogenic lungs.

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Concurrent lymphosarcoma and Salmonella enteritidis infection in a cat: a case report

Veterinární Medicína ◽

10.17221/64/2009-vetmed ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 54 (No. 9) ◽

pp. 451-454 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

M.I. Bhaiyat ◽

H. Hariharan ◽

A. Chikweto ◽

E. Brathwaite-Sylvester ◽

P.J.A. Burnett ◽

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Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Clinical Examination ◽

Salmonella Enteritidis ◽

Thoracic Cavity ◽

Palpable Mass ◽

Mesenteric Mass ◽

History Of ◽

Gross Lesions ◽

The Masses ◽

Susceptibility Patterns

Concurrent lymphosarcoma and salmonellosis in a 12-year-old female neutered domestic shorthair cat in Grenada is described. Clinically, the cat was emaciated, and had a history of vomiting and diarrhea of two months duration. Clinical examination revealed a large palpable mass in the craniodorsal abdomen and fluid in the thoracic cavity. Gross lesions consisted of moderate pyothorax and pyoabdomen with variably-sized, single to multiple, soft, white masses in the mesentery adjacent to the pancreas, on the serosal surface of the stomach, and on the quadrate lobe of the liver. Histopathological findings associated with these masses were compatible with lymphosarcoma. Sheets of neoplastic round cells, some with intracytoplasmic eosinophilic granules, were found in the masses associated with the omentum, stomach, and liver. <i>Salmonella enteritidis</i> was isolated in pure culture from the thoracic fluid, collected during clinical examination, and mesenteric mass, collected during necropsy, and both isolates showed similar antimicrobial susceptibility patterns.

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Massive growth of a meningioma into the brachial plexus and thoracic cavity after intraspinal and supraclavicular resection

Journal of Neurosurgery Spine ◽

10.3171/spi.2002.96.1.0107 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 96 (1) ◽

pp. 107-111 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Edward R. Smith ◽

Mark Ott ◽

John Wain ◽

David N. Louis ◽

E. Antonio Chiocca

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Brachial Plexus ◽

Peripheral Nerves ◽

Pleural Cavity ◽

Thoracic Cavity ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Spinal Meningioma ◽

Content Type ◽

Massive Growth ◽

Thoracic Spinal

✓ Extracranial meningiomas comprise approximately 2% of all meningiomas. Involvement of peripheral nerves by meningioma, either by a primary tumor or through secondary extension of an intraaxial lesion, is a much rarer entity; there have been only two reported primary brachial plexus meningiomas and one description of secondary involvement of the brachial plexus by extension of an intraaxial lesion. Although thoracic cavity meningiomas have been described in the literature, their pathogenesis is poorly understood. The authors present the case report of a 36-year-old man who was initially treated for a thoracic spinal meningioma that infiltrated the brachial plexus. After resection, progressive and massive growth with infiltration of the brachial plexus and pleural cavity occurred over a 5-year period despite radio- and chemotherapy. The case report is followed by a review of the literature of this rare entity.

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