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Superior vena cava syndrome related to mediastinal lymphoma in late pregnancy: A case report

We report the initial diagnosis in a 28-year-old nulliparous woman of a primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma in late pregnancy. For several weeks the patient had had symptoms of mediastinal obstruction, such as dyspnea, cough, swelling of the face and upper limbs. However, these symptoms had been mis...

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Autores principales: Buchholtz, M.L., Bücklein, V., Brendel, M., Paal, M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6071368/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30094193
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crwh.2018.e00065
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description We report the initial diagnosis in a 28-year-old nulliparous woman of a primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma in late pregnancy. For several weeks the patient had had symptoms of mediastinal obstruction, such as dyspnea, cough, swelling of the face and upper limbs. However, these symptoms had been misattributed to the pregnancy and a common cold. Due to a rapid decline in the patient's cardiovascular performance, she was transferred to the closest perinatal center in the 34th week of pregnancy, whereupon a cesarean section was performed. The diagnosis of a primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma was made postpartum from a biopsy. This case emphasizes the importance of timely antenatal investigation in pregnant women with symptoms consistent with mediastinal obstruction. Thoracic ultrasonography can be a valuable tool for the detection of tumor-associated pleural and pericardial effusions.
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spelling pubmed-60713682018-08-09 Superior vena cava syndrome related to mediastinal lymphoma in late pregnancy: A case report Buchholtz, M.L. Bücklein, V. Brendel, M. Paal, M. Case Rep Womens Health Article We report the initial diagnosis in a 28-year-old nulliparous woman of a primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma in late pregnancy. For several weeks the patient had had symptoms of mediastinal obstruction, such as dyspnea, cough, swelling of the face and upper limbs. However, these symptoms had been misattributed to the pregnancy and a common cold. Due to a rapid decline in the patient's cardiovascular performance, she was transferred to the closest perinatal center in the 34th week of pregnancy, whereupon a cesarean section was performed. The diagnosis of a primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma was made postpartum from a biopsy. This case emphasizes the importance of timely antenatal investigation in pregnant women with symptoms consistent with mediastinal obstruction. Thoracic ultrasonography can be a valuable tool for the detection of tumor-associated pleural and pericardial effusions. Elsevier 2018-05-26 /pmc/articles/PMC6071368/ /pubmed/30094193 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crwh.2018.e00065 Text en © 2018 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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title_fullStr Superior vena cava syndrome related to mediastinal lymphoma in late pregnancy: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Superior vena cava syndrome related to mediastinal lymphoma in late pregnancy: A case report
title_short Superior vena cava syndrome related to mediastinal lymphoma in late pregnancy: A case report
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6071368/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30094193
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