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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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Superior Vena Cava Syndrome Associated with Right-to-Left Shunt through Systemic-to-Pulmonary Venous Collaterals [PDF]

, 2014
Superior vena cava (SVC) obstruction is associated with the gradual development of venous collaterals. We present a rare form of systemic-to-pulmonary subpleural collateral pathway that developed in the bridging subpleural pulmonary veins in a 54-year ...
Anand, Vishal, Chatzizisis, Ioannis, Chatzizisis, Yiannis S., Juan, Yu-Hsiang, Lin, Yu-Ching, Saboo, Sachin S., Steigner, Michael L.   +6 more
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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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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.
Andrea Bezjak, Jonathan F. Wan, Jonathan F. Wan   +2 more
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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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Superior vena cava syndrome [PDF]

Journal of Cardiology & Current Research, 2018
Abstract Chronic upper extremity (UE) occlusive disease and superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) can be debilitating to the patient. Chronic UE venous occlusion is more often because of a benign lesion, whereas SVCS is more likely the result of malignant obstruction.
David Ricardo Ramirez Carranza, Raúl Arturo Cortés de la Torre, Juan Manuel Cortés Ramírez, Alfredo Salazar de Santiago, Juan Manuel de Jesús Cortés de la Torre, Oscar Octavio Ramos Diego Lopez   +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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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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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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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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