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Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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Malignant mediastinal and left lung tumour – macroscopically radical resection in an infant with critical respiratory failure

Ireneusz Haponiuk
,
Witold Rzyman
,
Mariusz Sroka
,
Elżbieta Drożyńska
,
Maciej Chojnicki
,
Maciej Murawski
,
Joanna Hinc-Kasprzyk
,
Barbara Skoczylas-Stoba
,
Piotr Czauderna

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2010; 7 (1): 31–33
Online publish date: 2010/03/31
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We present a multidisciplinary surgical treatment of a male 4-month-old infant with malignant mediastinal and left lung tumour who deteri-orated rapidly with mechanical ventilation due to symptoms of local compression.

The child underwent life-saving surgical intervention by a multidisciplinary team. Gross total resection of the tumour was achieved via a com-bination of median sternotomy and “hemi-clamshell” incision. After an uncomplicated postoperative period the child was transferred to the oncology department for further chemotherapy.

Because of emergency hazardous resection the patient could be stabilized and subjected to continued chemotherapy, proving the possibility of multidisciplinary mediastinal tumour excision in emergency settings.
keywords:

mediastinal tumour, lung tumour, respiratory insufficiency, surgery, malignant teratoma

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