Posterior mediastinal mass diagnosed as schwanomma with concomittant tuberculosis

Abstract

A 21-year-old non-smoker, non-hypertensive male without diabetes was referred to our pulmonary medicine department with suspected malignant intrathoracic mass. The clinicoradiological evaluation revealed that it could be a posterior mediastinal mass. The same diagnosis was confirmed on performing CT and MRI. Benign posterior mediastinal schwanomma was suspected as it is the most common posterior mediastinal mass. It was completely resected. Histopathological examination confirmed the same. The mass was also sent for culture for mycobacterium which came out to be positive. The patient recovered from the surgery and postoperative X-ray showed complete clearance. He was treated with antitubercular treatment and responded very well.

Resection of a Posterior Mediastinal Mass in a 4-Year-Old Child Complicated by Difficult Airway Management and Emergent Use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

“…13 A few case reports describe the anesthetic management of posterior mediastinal mass resection in adults. 3,[7][8][9]15,16,[23][24][25][26]27 A single-center experience of 5 patients 28 and a handful of case reports 5,17,29,30 describe the symptoms, management, and complications associated with posterior mediastinal masses in pediatric patients. Based on these pediatric case reports, clinical presentation, management, and potential complications vary.…”