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BRAF-Targeted Therapy to Treat Superior Vena Cava Syndrome in a Patient With Metastatic Cancer

Because SVCS does not typically present as an emergency situation, it is classically treated only when the symptoms are severe or there is an underlying malignancy. Common approaches include chemother... read more

Clinical Approach Defined for Superior Vena Cava Syndrome

Yale Cancer ... the patient in a multidisciplinary fashion. “The superior vena cava syndrome is often clinically striking, but rarely requires emergency intervention,” Wilson said. “The majority of ca... read more

The Superior Vena Cava Syndrome: Clinical Characteristics and Evolving Etiology

Abstract: Malignancy is the most common cause of the superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome ... cancer. Radiation represented the lone treatment for an additional 8 patients with malignancies (17%), includ... read more

Oncologic Emergencies and Paraneoplastic Syndromes

Superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) is a common occurrence in cancer patients and can lead ... bypass may be an important aspect of palliative treatment. Other palliative efforts may be considered befo... read more

Ann Richards dies from cancer

Compression of local structures occurs in advanced disease, leading to such problems as superior vena cava syndrome ... the converse may also be the case. The treatment is determined by the cellular t... read more

The Gonzalez protocol: Worse than useless for pancreatic cancer

That's because most (at least 80%) are diagnosed with unresectable and/or metastatic ... cancer patients. The obstructed bile duct causes bile to back up; the bile gets infected; and the patient devel... read more

A Human Disease Model of Drug Toxicity–Induced Pulmonary Edema in a Lung-on-a-Chip Microdevice

4 Department of Medicine, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 02115, USA. 5 Heart Failure Discovery Performance Unit, Metabolic Pathways and Cardiovascular Therapy Area Unit, GlaxoSmithKline, King ... read more

Adrenal Ganglioneuromas in Children with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2: A Report of Two Cases

BOTH OF THE multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN2 ... The patient underwent a total thyroidectomy with central neck dissection. Pathological examination showed a multifocal MTC, with the largest f... read more

Superior Vena Cava Syndrome: A Presentation of Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma

Show More Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Endocrinology Section, Department of Medicine, Salem, VA AUTHOR'S DISCLOSURES OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST The author(s) indicated no potential conflic... read more

Dr. Peter Boasberg

Oncologists diagnose and treat cancers of all types. They use diagnostic tools like biopsies, endoscopies, X-ray and other imaging, nuclear medicine, and blood tests. Cancer surgeons remove tumors, wh... read more

Small-Cell Lung Cancer, Mesothelioma, and Thymoma: Page 3 of 4

One-third to half of patients present with an asymptomatic anterior mediastinal mass, one-third of patients present with local symptoms (eg, cough, chest pain, superior vena cava syndrome ... settings ... read more

ONCOLOGY NURSING CARE CONFERENCE: Structural & Metabolic Oncologic Emergencies: Early Recognition Crucial

These include spinal cord compression, superior vena cava syndrome, and cardiac tamponade. Spinal cord compression is the invasion of the epidural space by a local or metastatic ... Cancer treatment, ... read more