Life-threatening airway obstruction caused by mediastinal germinoma in a 9-year-old girl

Nobuyuki Morikawa; Toshiro Honna; Tatsuo Kuroda; Kiyoshi Tanaka; Yoshihiro Kitano; Miwako Nakano; Hiromitsu Matsuda; Keiichiro Tanaka; Noriko Kawashima; Jun Miyauchi

doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.11.021

Life-threatening airway obstruction caused by mediastinal germinoma in a 9-year-old girl

Nobuyuki Morikawa, Toshiro Honna, Tatsuo Kuroda, Kiyoshi Tanaka, Yoshihiro Kitano, Miwako Nakano, Hiromitsu Matsuda, Keiichiro Tanaka, Noriko Kawashima, Jun Miyauchi

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Abstract

The authors report a case of a 9-year-old girl with a mediastinal germinoma that required emergent surgical extirpation because of tracheal compression and asphyxia. The tumor was successfully debulked under general anesthesia with the capability of extracorporeal circulation immediately available. Postoperatively, the tumor responded to adjuvant chemotherapy and irradiation and the patient survived without evidence of recurrence.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	588-590
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume	40
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.11.021
Publication status	Published - 2005 Mar
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Asphyxia
Germinoma
Mediastinum
Oncologic emergency
Tracheal compression

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Surgery

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Life-threatening airway obstruction caused by mediastinal germinoma in a 9-year-old girl

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