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Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 1999
To provide a review of the treatment and nursing management of superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS).Review articles, research studies, and book chapters.SVCS is primarily associated with small cell lung cancer. It usually has a chronic, insidious onset, but may present acutely with laryngeal or cerebral edema.
I S, Haapoja, C, Blendowski
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To provide a review of the treatment and nursing management of superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS).Review articles, research studies, and book chapters.SVCS is primarily associated with small cell lung cancer. It usually has a chronic, insidious onset, but may present acutely with laryngeal or cerebral edema.
I S, Haapoja, C, Blendowski
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JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1965
Dr. Roland G. Ware: A 41-year-old woman was admitted five years ago with pain and swelling in the left arm. A clot was surgically removed from the left subclavian vein. She was asymptomatic until six months before admission when she developed pain and swelling in the face and both upper extremities, at which time she was treated with chlorothiazide ...
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Dr. Roland G. Ware: A 41-year-old woman was admitted five years ago with pain and swelling in the left arm. A clot was surgically removed from the left subclavian vein. She was asymptomatic until six months before admission when she developed pain and swelling in the face and both upper extremities, at which time she was treated with chlorothiazide ...
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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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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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Idiopathic Dilatation of the Superior Vena Cava (Superior Vena Cava Dilatation)
Pediatrics, 1972A case is reported of an 8-year-old male who presented with mediastinal widening secondary to idiopathic dilatation of the superior vena cava. Roentgen signs of superior vena cava dilatation include a right, anterior, and superior location in the mediastinum, lack of tracheal deviation, and increased size on supine roentgenograms.
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Benign Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
Chest, 1975Benign 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 ...
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Absent right superior vena cava
Intensive Care Medicine, 1984A patient is presented in whom pulmonary artery catheter insertion fortutiously demonstrated persistent left superior vena cava on two separate occasions. Further studies with venogram and a first pass nuclear scan demonstrated total absence of the right superior vena cava.
R, Boyes, V K, Puri
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Persistent left superior vena cava
American Heart Journal, 1955Abstract Three cases of persistent bilateral superior venae cavae diagnosed by cardiac catheterization have been presented. The embryologic development of the superior venae cavae has been reviewed. When the left superior vena cava empties into the right atrium via the coronary sinus, there is no change in circulatory dynamics such as occurs when ...
G, MILLER, T W, INMON, B E, POLLOCK
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