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Percutaneous stenting as treatment for chylothorax from superior vena cava syndrome: A case report [PDF]

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
Superior vena cava syndrome is a condition that results from obstruction of the superior vena cava, the etiology of which can be benign or malignant.
Arta Kasaeian, Taylor Hoffman, Mohammad Ghasemi Rad, David Wynne, David Léon   +4 more
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Superior vena cava syndrome [PDF]

Vasa - European Journal of Vascular Medicine, 2020
Summary: The superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) is caused by compression, invasion, and/or thrombosis of the superior vena cava and/or the brachiocephalic veins. Benign SVCS is separated from malignant SVCS. SVCS comprises a broad clinical spectrum reaching from asymptomatic cases to rare life-threatening emergencies with upper airway obstruction and ...
Thomas Herold, Lukas P Beyer
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Superior Vena Cava Syndrome [PDF]

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, 2009
Superior vena cava syndrome is a common complication of malignancy. The epidemiology, presentation, and diagnostic evaluation of patients presenting with the syndrome are reviewed. Management options including chemotherapy and radiation therapy and the role of endovascular stents are discussed along with the evidence for each of the therapeutic options.
Jonathan F, Wan, Andrea, Bezjak
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Superior vena cava syndrome caused by epitheloid hemangioma [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2005
Aim. A case is presented of the surgical treatment of epitheloid hemangioma as a rare cause of superior vena cava syndrome. Case report. A 53-year old woman was admitted to the clinic with the symptoms and signs of superior vena cava syndrome.
Ilić Radoje, Trifunović Zoran, Mandarić Vladimir, Tišma Svetislav   +3 more
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Absent right superior vena cava and persistent left superior vena cava: An incidental finding

Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 2023
A patient with Marfan syndrome undergoing Bentall operation was found to have an absent right superior vena cava and persistent left superior vena cava. The dilation of coronary sinus raised the suspicion of persistent left superior vena cava.
Swati Joshi, Ajmer Singh
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Vena cava superior syndrome in the children with mediastinal tumors: Single-center experience

İstanbul Kuzey Klinikleri, 2020
OBJECTIVE: Vena cava superior syndrome comprises various symptoms of compression of vena cava superior. The results of increased venous pressure in the upper body may cause edema of the head and neck associated with cyanosis, plethora and distended ...
Alper Ozcan, Ekrem Unal, Musa Karakukcu, Abdulhakim Coskun, Mehmet Akif Ozdemir, Turkan Patiroglu   +5 more
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Superior vena cava syndrome caused by mediastinal lymphoma: A rare clinical case

Radiology Case Reports, 2021
The superior vena cava syndrome refers to a medical emergency resulting from superior vena cava compression, which develops in 2%-4% of non-Hodgkin lymphomas.
Bruno Besteiro, MD, Carina Teixeira, MD, Irene Gullo, MD, Sofia Pereira, MD, Miguel Almeida, MD, Jorge Almeida, MD   +5 more
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Rapidly progressive Hodgkin lymphoma causing superior vena cava syndrome in late pregnancy: a case report and literature review [PDF]

Frontiers in Medicine
Hodgkin lymphoma during pregnancy is rare and may present diagnostic and therapeutic challenges, particularly when complicated by superior vena cava syndrome, a life-threatening condition. We report a 41-year-old pregnant patient at 30 weeks of gestation
Branka Čančarević-Đajić, Zora Antonić, Stefan Božić, Marko Kantar, Amela Cerić, Dijana Mikić, Svetlana Tomašević-Pavlović, Predrag Berić   +7 more
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Superior Vena Cava Syndrome [PDF]

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, 2012
1.1 Anatomy The superior vena cava (SVC) originates in the chest, behind the first right sternocostal articulation, from the confluence of two main collector vessels: the right and left brachiocephalic veins which receive the ipsilateral internal jugular and subclavian veins. It is located in the anterior mediastinum, on the right side.
PUMA, Francesco, VANNUCCI, JACOPO
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Tumor mass in the lung with superior vena cava syndrome [PDF]

Archive of Oncology, 2022
Group of symptoms due to vena cava superior obstruction is named superior vena cava syndrome. A 65-year-old female, long-standing smoker was presented with a two-week history of dry cough and facial swelling.
Petrović-Majstorović Tatjana, Juković Mirela, Vujasinović Gordana, Dragišić Dragan, Petrović Nemanja   +4 more
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