Emergency application of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in a pediatric case of sudden airway collapse due to anterior mediastinal mass: A case report and review of the literature

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhterem Duyu
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation ◽  
Mediastinal Mass ◽  
Anterior Mediastinal Mass ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Pediatric Case ◽  
Membrane Oxygenation ◽  
Airway Collapse

Primary Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Thymus: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

2006 ◽  
Vol 130 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Payal Kapur ◽  
Dinesh Rakheja ◽  
Michael Bastasch ◽  
Kyle H. Molberg ◽  
Venetia R. Sarode
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Gastrointestinal Tract ◽  
Mucinous Adenocarcinoma ◽  
Mediastinal Mass ◽  
The Body ◽  
Anterior Mediastinal Mass ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Specific Identification ◽  
Biopsy Specimens ◽  
Thymic Neoplasm

Abstract Primary thymic mucinous adenocarcinoma is extremely rare; to our knowledge, only 2 cases have been reported to date. We describe a third case of primary mucinous adenocarcinoma of the thymus in a 41-year-old man who presented with an anterior mediastinal mass with subsequent metastasis to the lung. The initial diagnosis was of metastatic mucinous adenocarcinoma, but extensive clinical workup of the patient failed to reveal a primary tumor elsewhere in the body. The specific identification of mucinous adenocarcinoma as a primary thymic neoplasm can be difficult or impossible. Morphologic and immunophenotypic similarities to mucinous adenocarcinomas of the gastrointestinal tract can pose diagnostic challenges for surgical pathologists, especially in small biopsy specimens.

Support with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for over 1 year duration as a bridge to cardiac transplantation: a case report and review of the literature

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (9) ◽  
pp. 1495-1497
Author(s):  
Seth C. Shanefield ◽  
Daniel Knewitz ◽  
Joseph Philip ◽  
F. Jay Fricker ◽  
Kevin Sullivan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation ◽  
Renal Dysfunction ◽  
Cardiac Transplantation ◽  
Fungal Infections ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Multidisciplinary Collaboration ◽  
Membrane Oxygenation

AbstractWe present the case of a 13-year-old male with a complex congenital cardiac history who was supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for 394 days while awaiting cardiac transplantation. The patient underwent successful cardiac transplantation after 394 days of support with veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and is currently alive 2 years after cardiac transplantation. We believe that this case represents the longest period of time that a patient has been supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to cardiac transplantation.We also review the literature associated with prolonged support with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. This case report documents many of the challenges associated with prolonged support with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, including polymicrobial bacterial and fungal infections, as well as renal dysfunction. It is possible to successfully bridge a patient to cardiac transplantation with prolonged support with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation of over 1 year; however, multidisciplinary collaboration is critical.

A child with anterior mediastinal mass supported with veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

2006 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 479-481 ◽  
Author(s):  
Talya K. E. Frey ◽  
Arun Chopra ◽  
Richard J. Lin ◽  
Richard J. Levy ◽  
Peter Gruber ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation ◽  
Mediastinal Mass ◽  
Anterior Mediastinal Mass ◽  
Membrane Oxygenation

scholarly journals First Report ofNocardia asiaticaPresenting as an Anterior Mediastinal Mass in a Patient with Myasthenia Gravis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rima I. El-Herte ◽  
Souha S. Kanj ◽  
George F. Araj ◽  
Hassan Chami ◽  
Walid Gharzuddine
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Myasthenia Gravis ◽  
Mediastinal Mass ◽  
Cystic Mass ◽  
Unusual Presentation ◽  
Anterior Mediastinal Mass ◽  
Skin Involvement ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Disseminated Infection ◽  
First Report

The spectrum of infections withNocardia spp. is heterogeneous. It has classically been associated with lung, brain, or skin involvement. We describe an unusual presentation ofNocardia asiatica (N. asiatica)in an Iraqi patient with myasthenia gravis suffering from a disseminated infection and presenting with an anterior mediastinal cystic mass.N. asiaticahas only been three times described outside Japan and Thailand, and the rarity of this entity deserves this communication.

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