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Benign Superior Vena Cava Syndrome

Chest, 1975
Benign superior vena cava (SVC) obstruction is an uncommon entity. However, it is important to recognize that a small percentage of SVC syndromes are due to benign diseases such as mediastinal granulomas. The insidious onset and slow progression of symptoms allow for development of an efficient collateral venous circulation compatible with long-term ...
V, Mahajan, V, Strimlan, H S, Ordstrand, F D, Loop   +3 more
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Superior vena cava syndrome

Journal of Vascular Nursing, 2007
The symptoms that result from compression of the superior vena cava are known as superior vena cava syndrome. The syndrome was originally described as secondary to infection such as tuberculosis or syphilitic aortic aneurysm. Currently, the origin is generally cancer or thrombotic events. Adenocarcinoma of the lung is the most common cause.
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Rapid Fire: Superior Vena Cava Syndrome.

Emergency medicine clinics of North America, 2018
Superior vena cava syndrome occurs from obstruction of the superior vena cava. The most common cause is malignancy. Small cell lung cancer and non-Hodgkin lymphoma are the most frequent culprits.
S. Zimmerman, Matthew A. Davis
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A review of endovascular stenting for superior vena cava syndrome in fibrosing mediastinitis

Vascular Medicine, 2019
Fibrosing mediastinitis (FM) is a rare disorder of inflammation and fibrosis involving the mediastinum. The formation of fibroinflammatory mass in the mediastinum can lead to obstruction of mediastinal structures and cause severe debilitating and life ...
H. Deshwal, Subha Ghosh, Karen Magruder, J. Bartholomew, J. Montgomery, A. Mehta   +5 more
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Treatment of Superior Vena Cava Syndrome

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1984
To the Editor.— We are writing in response to the BRIEF REPORT entitled "Superior Vena Cava Syndrome due to Non-Small-cell Lung Cancer" by Citron et al. 1 These authors report successful therapy for the superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome in their patients using combined chemotherapy. It has been reported that cisplatin regimens, as used in this report,
B E, Rosenbloom, F P, Rosenfelt
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Is Long-Term Anticoagulation Required after Stent Placement for Benign Superior Vena Cava Syndrome?

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 2018
PURPOSE To identify whether symptom relief and stent patency vary with use of long-term anticoagulation after stent placement for benign superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome.
M. Haddad, S. Thompson, I. McPhail, E. Bendel, M. Kalra, A. Stockland, Newton B Neidert, J. Andrews, S. Misra, H. Bjarnason, Melissa Neisen   +10 more
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Bilateral absence of the superior vena cava presenting with superior vena cava syndrome: A case report

Echocardiography, 2019
Bilateral absence of the superior vena cava (SVC) is a very rare congenital vascular anomaly that is mainly asymptomatic. In this report, we describe an adult male patient with bilateral absence of the SVC presenting with SVC syndrome.
Lu Zhang, Li Zhang, Hui Wang, Libo Chen
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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.
Aykut Hacıömeroğlu, Selim Yalçın
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Superior Vena Cava Syndrome

2017
Superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome is a debilitating condition related to a variety of benign and malignant processes causing intrisinc or extrinsic compression of the SVC. Patients typically present with facial swelling, shortness of breath, and headache related to venous hypertension in the upper body.
Mohammad Rachad Wehbe, Jamal Jawad Hoballah   +1 more
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Thrombotic superior vena cava syndrome: a national emergency department database study

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis, 2021
Tanveer Mir, Mohammed M Uddin, O. Shafi, W. Qureshi, J. Kaur, M. Zghouzi, Prateek Lohia, A. Soubani, M. Burket, M. Sheikh, G. Saydain   +10 more
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