Anesthetic Management of Resection of a Large Anterior Mediastinal Carcinoid Tumor

This case report presents a 66-year-old man with chest pain and shortness of breath who had a 16 cm × 9 cm × 12-cm anterior mediastinal atypical carcinoid tumor with compression causing severe right ventricular outflow tract obstruction. We were consulted for anesthetic management of surgical resect...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2020-11, Vol.12 (11), p.e11688
Main Authors: Panjeton, Geoffrey D, Rahman, Syed Hamaad, Jones, T Everett
Format: Article
Language:English
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Anesthesiology
Cardiac/Thoracic/Vascular Surgery
Pulmonology
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Summary:This case report presents a 66-year-old man with chest pain and shortness of breath who had a 16 cm × 9 cm × 12-cm anterior mediastinal atypical carcinoid tumor with compression causing severe right ventricular outflow tract obstruction. We were consulted for anesthetic management of surgical resection of this tumor. Thoracic epidural, femoral, and radial arterial catheterizations, and femoral central venous access were performed with sedation. Upon ensuring adequate surgical site analgesia under thoracic epidural, chest incision was performed. Thereafter, induction and intubation were performed without complication. During intubation, fiberoptic bronchoscopy highlighted external compression of the left mainstem bronchus. The procedure was completed, and the patient was extubated in the operating room and transported to the intensive care unit in stable condition without complications.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.11688