Abstract
This study used retrospective review of patients with critical airway due to compression by an anterior mediastinal mass treated at a single pediatric teaching institution. Diagnostic workup is reviewed with a focus on diagnostic biopsy. Algorithm for streamlining the choice of biopsy technique and minimizing invasive procedures is suggested.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
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Airway Obstruction / diagnostic imaging
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Airway Obstruction / drug therapy
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Airway Obstruction / etiology*
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Biopsy
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Bone Marrow Examination
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Case Management
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Female
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Hodgkin Disease / complications
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Hodgkin Disease / diagnosis
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Hodgkin Disease / diagnostic imaging
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Hodgkin Disease / pathology
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Humans
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Lymphoma / complications*
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Lymphoma / diagnosis
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Lymphoma / diagnostic imaging
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Lymphoma / pathology
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Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / complications
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Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / diagnosis
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Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / diagnostic imaging
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Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / pathology
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Male
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Mediastinal Neoplasms / complications*
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Mediastinal Neoplasms / diagnosis
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Mediastinal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
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Mediastinal Neoplasms / pathology
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Paracentesis
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Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / complications
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Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / diagnosis
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Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / diagnostic imaging
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Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / pathology
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Radiography
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Respiratory Function Tests
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Retrospective Studies