Pulmonary oedema following airway obstruction in a patient with Hodgkin's disease

We report a case of pulmonary oedema following airway obstruction in a patient who underwent biopsy of a tumour involving the anterior mediastinum and neck. The occurrence of airway obstruction in patients with anterior mediastinal masses, and the pathogenesis of pulmonary oedema occurring in association with airway obstruction, are discussed.