MEDIASTINAL MASS SIMULATING ENLARGED HEART, INTRACARDIAC CATHETERIZATION IN DIAGNOSIS
Authors: L C AKMAN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1948)

Case Reports1 May 1948MEDIASTINAL MASS SIMULATING ENLARGED HEART, INTRACARDIAC CATHETERIZATION IN DIAGNOSISLEONARD CARL AKMAN, M.D.LEONARD CARL AKMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-28-5-1048 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAnterior mediastinal tumors are relatively rare. Correct recognition, however, is essential in determining the wisest course and method of therapy. To date about 300 cases have been reported, yet each presents a different picture, a new challenge to diagnosis. The signs, symptoms, and clinical course are so varied as to preclude any generalization. No single diagnostic measure can give even a minimum of the necessary information; all the diagnostic measures at one's disposal must be utilized. The object is to discover the nature of the tumor, to determine its relationship to lung, chest wall, and mediastinum, and to visualize its...Bibliography1. ANDRUSHEUER WDGJ: Surgical treatment of tumors of the mediastinum, Surg., Gynec. and Obst., 1936, lxiii, 469. Google Scholar2. ANDRUSHEUER WDGJ: The surgery of mediastinal tumors, Am. Jr. Surg., 1940, xl, 1. Google Scholar3. CONTECOSTA EA: Angiopneumography, Radiology, 1933, xxi, 411. Google Scholar4. COURNANDRANGES AHA: Catheterization of the right auricle in man, Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. and Med., 1941, xlvi, 462. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. COURNANDRANGESRILEY AHARL: Comparison of results of the normal ballistogram and a direct Fick method in measuring the cardiac output in man, Jr. Clin. Invest., 1942, xxi, 287. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. COURNANDRILEYBREEDBALDWINRICHARDS ARLESEDDW: Measurement of cardiac output in man using the technique of catheterization of the right auricle or ventricle, Jr. Clin. Invest., 1945, xxiv, 106. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. FREEDLANDER S: A clinic on the anterior mediastinum, Clinics, 1945, iii, 1316. Google Scholar8. FORSSMAN W: Die Sondierung des rechten Herzens, Klin. Wchnschr., 1929, viii, 2085. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. KEINBOCK R: Pericarditis exsudativa, Brit. Jr. Radiol., 1927, xxxii, 352. Google Scholar10. KINSELLA T: Thoracic tumors, Clinics, 1945, iii, 1246. Google Scholar11. PAUL L: Diseases of the mediastinum and associated conditions, Radiology, 1943, xl, 10. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. ROBBINS L: The roentgenologic features of mediastinal tumors, Radiology, 1944, xliii, 115. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13. RUSBY LN: Dermoid cysts and teratomata of the mediastinum, Jr. Thorac. Surg., 1944, xiii, 169. CrossrefGoogle Scholar14. TEMPEL CW: New growths of the chest, Dis. Chest, 1944, x, 277. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Baltimore, Maryland*Received for publication October 3, 1946.From the Medical Service of the Sinai Hospital, Baltimore. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byPhysiological activity in mediastinal teratomata.Erkrankungen und Tumoren des MediastinumsMediastinal Tumor Simulating Idiopathic Dilation of Pulmonary ArterySevere Extrinsic Pulmonic Stenosis Due to Callus Formation of the SternumCardiovascular SystemAcute cardiac tamponade due to perforation of a benign mediastinal teratoma into the pericardial sacUntersuchung und Beurteilung der Herz-KreislauffunktionMalignant Mediastinal Teratoma Simulating Cardiovascular DiseaseMASSIVE DILATATION OF THE LEFT AURICLE: REPORT OF THREE CASES*SOL SLOAN, R. C. POLLOCK, M.D., JACK KIRSHBAUM, M.D., F.A.C.P., TOBY FREEDMANDie Mediastinaltumoren und ihre chirurgische Bedeutung 1 May 1948Volume 28, Issue 5Page: 1048-1057KeywordsCatheterizationCathetersHeartLungsMediastinal tumorsMedical servicesSigns and symptomsThorax ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1948 PDF downloadLoading ...