Massive Anterior Mediastinal Mass Causing Cardiac Compression

Massive anterior mediastinal mass causing cardiac compression.

Mediastinal Mass Causing Spinal Cord Compression

A 4-year-old Cambodian male presented to the emergency room with 2 weeks of gradually increasing leg weakness until he could no longer stand. He was also reported to have a deformity on his back, intermittent fevers and cough. His physical exam was notable for a 2 cm × 1 cm bony protrusion at his T4 vertebrae, and 2/5 strength and positive Babinski reflexes in his lower extremities. A chest x-r...

Mediastinal histoplasmosis causing massive hematemesis.

spontaneous breathing as soon as possible 2 and lowpressure suction of the chest tubes after operation are critical.2, 3 Some ventilatory support is necessary, however, when a patient continues to have hypoventilation after operation. Pressure-controlled ventilation rather than volume-controlled ventilation has been recommended for such patients because it can deliver high inspired gas flows in...

Anterior mediastinal mass.

THE image depicts an anterior mediastinal mass in a 4-yr-old who presented with numbness in the left arm. A large soft tissue mass can be seen in the anterior mediastinum. The mass extended into the neck and displaced the great vessels in the mediastinum and major vessels in the left neck. The airway and thyroid were deviated toward the right. The trachea was narrowed slightly at its midportion...

Mediastinal paraganglioma causing spinal cord compression.

An invasive paraganglioma of the posterior mediastinum caused spinal cord compression in a 31 year old women. Electron microscopic examination of the paraganglioma invading the epidural space revealed numerous dense-cored granules in the cytoplasm of the tumour cells. We are reporting this case to present the ultrastructure of mediastinal paraganglioma, and to call attention to an unusual cause...