When is a mediastinal mass critical in a child? An analysis of 29 patients

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 180-184

  Lam, J C M ^a   Chui, C H ^a   Jacobsen, A S ^a   Tan, A M ^a   Joseph, V T ^a  

^a KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Airway compromise; Children; Critical mediastinal mass syndrome; Mediastinal mass; Superior vena cava syndrome

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MEDIASTINUM MASS; MEDICAL RECORD; NEUROGENIC TUMOR; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN OBSTRUCTION; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN SYNDROME; SYMPTOM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDIASTINAL DISEASES; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SUPERIOR VENA CAVA SYNDROME;

EID: 2442473378     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-004-1142-6     Document Type: Review

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