Abstract we studied a 57 yearold patient of black complexion, with swelling of the lower. Mediastinal tumor, superior vena cava, diagnosis, treatment. Its etiology has changed over time, it used to be due to infectious causes syph. Superior vena cava syndrome svcs is rare in childhood. The brachiocephalic veins, superior vena cava and azygoshemiazygos system drain the upper extremities and the head and neck. Lauten a, strauch j, jung c, goebel b, krizanic f, baer fm. Superior vena cava syndrome lung cancer is now the main cause of blood flow obstruction in the superior vena cava and of its clinical manifestations. On superior vena cava thrombosis the blood flow diverts into this network of collateral channels. Endovascular treatment of superior vena cava syndrome by percutaneous venoplasty. By definition it is the extrinsic or intrinsic obstruction of the superior vena cava. E ologic considera ons in superior vena cava syndrome.
Superior vena cava syndrome svcs, is a group of symptoms caused by obstruction of the superior vena cava svc, a short, wide vessel carrying circulating blood into the heart. Whether english is your first language, your second, or your nineteenth, you may have experienced trouble with all the words that end in ough. Superior vena cava syndrome secondary to aortic disease. Superior vena cava syndrome new england journal of medicine, 3711142 6. The majority of cases are caused by malignant tumors within the mediastinum, most commonly lung cancer and nonhodgkins lymphoma, directly compressing or invading the svc wall. However, in last decades benign causes such as thrombosis related to venous access colocation have been described. Superior vena cava syndrome is a set of signs and symptoms due to superior vena cava obstruction. Since its first description in 1757, the superior vena cava syndrome has been a challenge for the clinician. History tells that in the 18th century, syphilis and tuberculosis were responsible for 40% of the known cases.
E ology and outcome of superior vena cava svc obstruc on in adults. Superior vena cava syndrome in infancy is an unusual complication of the use of central venous catheters in neonatal intensive care unit. Other causes of this syndrome in children are surgery for congenital heart disease which accounts for most of the cases, and lymphomas, that constitute the second most. Urgencias en pacientes oncologicos pediatricos scielo uruguay.