Superior Vena Cava Syndrome in a Patient with Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Case Report

Superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome, a potential oncologic emergency, is closely associated with malignancy and right-sided lung cancer in particular. A case of SVC syndrome presenting with facial swelling, neck distension, and enlarged veins of the upper chest, which developed over a period of 5 week...

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Autores principales: Brzezniak, Christina, Oronsky, Bryan, Carter, Corey A., Thilagar, Bennett, Caroen, Scott, Zeman, Karen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2017
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5465747/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28611639
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000464278
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author Brzezniak, Christina
Oronsky, Bryan
Carter, Corey A.
Thilagar, Bennett
Caroen, Scott
Zeman, Karen
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description Superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome, a potential oncologic emergency, is closely associated with malignancy and right-sided lung cancer in particular. A case of SVC syndrome presenting with facial swelling, neck distension, and enlarged veins of the upper chest, which developed over a period of 5 weeks in a 46-year-old patient on a clinical trial with small-cell lung cancer, is reported. Computed tomography scan of the chest revealed slight enlargement of a superior conglomerate mediastinal lymphadenopathy and intramural thrombus of the SVC. The etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of the SVC syndrome are discussed.
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spelling pubmed-54657472017-06-13 Superior Vena Cava Syndrome in a Patient with Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Case Report Brzezniak, Christina Oronsky, Bryan Carter, Corey A. Thilagar, Bennett Caroen, Scott Zeman, Karen Case Rep Oncol Case Report Superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome, a potential oncologic emergency, is closely associated with malignancy and right-sided lung cancer in particular. A case of SVC syndrome presenting with facial swelling, neck distension, and enlarged veins of the upper chest, which developed over a period of 5 weeks in a 46-year-old patient on a clinical trial with small-cell lung cancer, is reported. Computed tomography scan of the chest revealed slight enlargement of a superior conglomerate mediastinal lymphadenopathy and intramural thrombus of the SVC. The etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of the SVC syndrome are discussed. S. Karger AG 2017-03-17 /pmc/articles/PMC5465747/ /pubmed/28611639 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000464278 Text en Copyright © 2017 by The Author(s). Published by S. Karger AG, Basel http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-4.0 International License (CC BY-NC) (http://www.karger.com/Services/OpenAccessLicense). Usage and distribution for commercial purposes requires written permission.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000464278
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