ANAESTHETIC MANAGEMENT OF A PATIENT WITH MEDIASTINAL TUMOUR POSTED FOR TUMOR EXCISION
Journal Title: Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue 3
Abstract
Mediastinal masses can compress major airways, so patients with this condition should be evaluated carefully before subjecting them to anaesthesia. There have been many reports of hemodynamic and airway collapse induced by general anaesthesia in patients with an anterior mediastinal mass. Bronchial carcinoids which account for 0.5% to 2.5% of all the lung malignancies may have the unusual presentation of an anterior mediastinal mass. Carcinoid tumours pose a great challenge to the anaesthesiologists especially if carcinoid syndrome is present. We report the case of a 30-year-old gentleman who presented to us with persistent cough, diagnosed to have a large anterior mediastinal mass and was posted for debulking of the same. It was suspected to be a bronchial carcinoid intraoperatively and pneumonectomy was done and the histopathological diagnosis confirmed in the postoperative period.
Authors and Affiliations
Vasantha Kumar K. R, Ushadevi R, Aditi Prabhu, Komala H. K
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