Mediastinal Tumor Resection Side Effects and Warnings

Possible Complications

Complications are rare, but no procedure is completely free of risk. If you are planning to have mediastinal tumor resection, your doctor will review a list of possible complications, which may include:

• Damage to the areas surrounding the tumor, including the heart, lungs, and spinal cord
• Fluid collecting between the lung tissue lining and the wall of the chest cavity
• Drainage, infection, or bleeding

Call Your Doctor

After you leave the hospital, contact your doctor if any of the following occurs:

• Signs of infection, including fever and chills
• Redness, swelling, increasing pain, excessive bleeding, or any discharge from the incision site
• Pain that you cannot control with the medicines you have been given
• Cough, difficulty breathing, or chest pain
• Pain, burning, urgency, or frequency of urination, or persistent bleeding in the urine
• Persistent nausea and/or vomiting
• Loss of appetite
• Pain and/or swelling in your feet, calves, or legs
• Any other worrisome symptoms

In case of an emergency, CALL 911.