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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

Superior Vena Cava (SVC) syndrome

On the other hand, fast-growing malignancies such as small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) may require urgent therapy. Emergency treatment should ... "Clinical practice. Super... 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

Upper Extremity Swelling in a Smoker

Because of the patient's ... % of patients with superior vena cava syndrome had an associated malignancy as the principal cause; bronchogenic carcinoma accounts for more than 80% of cases. 1 Before th... read more

Perioperative Management with Epidural Anesthesia for a Parturient with Superior Vena Caval Obstruction

We describe the management of a parturient who presented at 34 wk of gestation with signs and symptoms of superior vena cava obstruction from metastatic breast cancer. The patient was scheduled ... as... 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

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

Staging of Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer with Positron-Emission Tomography

Of 29 “hot spots” potentially representing distant metastases, 9 were considered to be false positive results; the evaluation of such false positive findings may result in complications, increased cos... 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

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

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

Wilms Tumor

Approximately 10% of patients who present with WT show the stigmata of an associated syndrome ... treatment approach for this patient subgroup. Patients with Stage IV FHWT with an incomplete response ... read more