Superior Vena Cava Syndrome in a Patient with Polycytemia Vera: Diagnosis and Treatment

Polycythemia vera is a myeloproliferative disorder characterized by thrombotic complications both in the arterial and venous systems. We report the case of a 55-year-old patient affected by polycythemia vera, presenting with acute superior vena cava syndrome due to thrombosis of the upper part of th...

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Autores principales: Lentini, Salvatore, Barone, Mario, Benedetto, Filippo, Spinelli, Francesco
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE-Hindawi Access to Research 2010
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2896847/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20613953
http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2010/791648
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author Lentini, Salvatore
Barone, Mario
Benedetto, Filippo
Spinelli, Francesco
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Barone, Mario
Benedetto, Filippo
Spinelli, Francesco
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description Polycythemia vera is a myeloproliferative disorder characterized by thrombotic complications both in the arterial and venous systems. We report the case of a 55-year-old patient affected by polycythemia vera, presenting with acute superior vena cava syndrome due to thrombosis of the upper part of the superior vena cava. Diagnosis was done clinically and by computed tomography scan and showed an unusual finding: an air bubble trapped in the brachiocephalic venous trunk. The patient underwent emergency surgery. Diagnosis and treatment of the case are discussed.
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spelling pubmed-28968472010-07-07 Superior Vena Cava Syndrome in a Patient with Polycytemia Vera: Diagnosis and Treatment Lentini, Salvatore Barone, Mario Benedetto, Filippo Spinelli, Francesco Cardiol Res Pract Case Report Polycythemia vera is a myeloproliferative disorder characterized by thrombotic complications both in the arterial and venous systems. We report the case of a 55-year-old patient affected by polycythemia vera, presenting with acute superior vena cava syndrome due to thrombosis of the upper part of the superior vena cava. Diagnosis was done clinically and by computed tomography scan and showed an unusual finding: an air bubble trapped in the brachiocephalic venous trunk. The patient underwent emergency surgery. Diagnosis and treatment of the case are discussed. SAGE-Hindawi Access to Research 2010-06-03 /pmc/articles/PMC2896847/ /pubmed/20613953 http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2010/791648 Text en Copyright © 2010 Salvatore Lentini et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Lentini, Salvatore
Barone, Mario
Benedetto, Filippo
Spinelli, Francesco
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome in a Patient with Polycytemia Vera: Diagnosis and Treatment
title Superior Vena Cava Syndrome in a Patient with Polycytemia Vera: Diagnosis and Treatment
title_full Superior Vena Cava Syndrome in a Patient with Polycytemia Vera: Diagnosis and Treatment
title_fullStr Superior Vena Cava Syndrome in a Patient with Polycytemia Vera: Diagnosis and Treatment
title_full_unstemmed Superior Vena Cava Syndrome in a Patient with Polycytemia Vera: Diagnosis and Treatment
title_short Superior Vena Cava Syndrome in a Patient with Polycytemia Vera: Diagnosis and Treatment
title_sort superior vena cava syndrome in a patient with polycytemia vera: diagnosis and treatment
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2896847/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20613953
http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2010/791648
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