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Massive benign pericardial cyst presenting with simultaneous superior vena cava and middle lobe syndromes [PDF]

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2008
A 66 year old woman presented in extremis with symptoms and clinical and radiological signs of simultaneous obstruction of superior vena cava and middle lobe of right lung secondary to compression by a massive benign anterior mediastinal cyst.
Javangula Kalyana, Kaul Pankaj, Farook Shahme A   +2 more
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Superior vena cava syndrome in a patient with previous cardiac surgery: what else should we suspect? [PDF]

Diagnostic Pathology, 2010
Background Although mediastinal tumors compressing or invading the superior vena cava represent the major causes of the superior vena cava syndrome, benign processes may also be involved in the pathogenesis of this medical emergency.
Dolou Paraskevi, Prokakis Christos, Hountis Panagiotis, Nenekidis Ioannis, Dedeilias Panagiotis, Apostolakis Efstratios, Koletsis Efstratios N   +6 more
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A case of venous overload choroidopathy in the setting of superior vena cava syndrome [PDF]

American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2023
Purpose: To report a case of overload venous choroidopathy in a patient with superior vena cava syndrome. Observations: A patient presented with episcleral vessel dilation, bilateral subretinal fluid accumulations in the maculae and unilateral serous ...
Alejandro Itzam Marin, Carson C. Petrash, Austin Jolly, William S. Gange, Marc T. Mathias   +4 more
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Superior vena cava syndrome in a patient with locally advanced lung cancer with good response to definitive chemoradiation: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2018
Background The incidence of superior vena cava syndrome within the United States is roughly 15,000 cases per year. Superior vena cava syndrome is a potentially life-threatening medical condition; however, superior vena cava syndrome is not fatal in the ...
Jason Hinton, Alberto Cerra-Franco, Kevin Shiue, Lindsey Shea, Vasantha Aaron, Geoffrey Billows, Ahmad Al-Hader, Tim Lautenschlaeger   +7 more
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Síndrome de vena cava superior

Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas, 2021
El diagnóstico diferencial del edema y eritema facial es amplio e incluye enfermedades de pronóstico variable que pueden requerir abordaje urgente. Describimos 2 casos de pacientes en los que esta clínica cutánea reflejaba una etiología neoplásica.
A. Tomás-Velázquez, P.L. Quan López, M. Calvo Imirizaldu, A. España Alonso   +3 more
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Tratamento endovascular da síndrome da veia cava superior: relato de caso e revisão da literatura Endovascular treatment of superior vena cava syndrome: case report and review of the literature [PDF]

Jornal Vascular Brasileiro, 2006
Relatamos o caso de uma paciente portadora de síndrome da veia cava superior sintomática de origem benigna tratada pela técnica endovascular. A angiorressonância magnética pré-angioplastia evidenciou extensa trombose do tronco braquiocefálico esquerdo ...
Marco Aurélio Cardozo, Eduardo Lichtenfels, Nilon Erling Jr., Dorvaldo P. Tarasconi   +3 more
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Superior vena cava syndrome in children [PDF]

Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, 2008
Superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) is rare in childhood. 18 cases of SVCS were seen in children ranging from 3-14 years with a mean age of 8.8 years. There were 15 males and 3 female children. Diagnosis could be confirmed in 17 cases as one child succumbed to severe respiratory distress without a definitive diagnosis.
B. D. Bhatia, Vineeta Gupta, P. Pant, Srikanth R. Ambati   +3 more
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Treatment of superior vena cava syndrome using AngioJet™ thrombectomy system

CVIR Endovascular, 2019
Background Superior vena cava syndrome is a relatively rare presentation in which diminished venous return to the heart produces congestion of the neck, face and upper extremities.
Amit Ramjit, Jesse Chen, Marcus Konner, Elliot Landau, Noor Ahmad   +4 more
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Superior Vena Cava Syndrome

Journal of Current Hematology & Oncology Research
Superior vena cava syndrome is the general name for the symptoms and presentation due to acute obstruction or occlusion of the superior vena cava flow. It usually develops secondary to underlying malignancies and is a life-threatening oncologic emergency.
Seligson MT, Surowiec SM.
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Superior vena cava syndrome [PDF]

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, 2019
The superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) involves a group of symptoms deriving from obstruction or compression of the superior vena cava. Malignant causes represents the majority of all cases of SVCS. Iatrogenic causes may be responsible for SVCS, considering the presence of intravascular devices.
K Horiuchi, T Asakura, F Saito, T Asakura   +3 more
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