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Superior vena cava syndrome and telangiectasia in a man with lymphoma

Lymphomas are neoplastic transformations of cells that reside primarily in lymphatic tissue, including reticuloendothelial organs. Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas have differing cellular origins ... read more

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

4,5 A 67-year-old white man with metastatic cutaneous melanoma presented to a clinic with shortness of breath, tachycardia, and facial and cervical plethora. Further assessment revealed sublingual ven... read more

A Case With Multifocal Masses

Reprints: Semra Bilaceroglu ... syndromes involving airways, vessels (superior vena cava, vena azygos, pulmonary arteries and veins), esophagus, nerves, pericardium, and lungs. Superior vena cava synd... read more

PHOTO QUIZ

3 For 3 weeks, a 24-year-old man ... lymphoma that arises from thymic lymphocytes usually presents as a mediastinal mass in men aged 20 to 30 years. The mass is typically bulky and may be accompanied ... read more

Oncologic Emergencies

Other common causes include lymphoma and tumors metastatic to the mediastinum. A nonmalignant but cancer-associated cause of the syndrome is related to indwelling catheters for vascular access. Superi... read more

Physiologic Effects of Increasing Hemoglobin Concentration in Left-to-Right Shunting in Infants with Ventricular Septal Defects

The following data were collected before and after transfusion: oxygen consumption; hemoglobin concentration; blood gases and levels of oxygen saturation in the aorta, the distal right or left pulmona... read more

Highlights of this issue

In this teaching case report, Bruno and Donoff describe a case of superior vena cava syndrome and telangiectasia in a man with lymphoma (page 1177). In Clinical Vistas, Buffo-Sequeira and Fraser descr... read more

Intracranial Hypotension as a Cause of Radiculopathy from Cervical Epidural Venous Engorgement: Case Report

Summary: We describe the case of a 40-year-old man with spontaneous intracranial hypotension who ... Some pathologic entities that may have a similar appearance include lymphoma or granulomatous disea... read more

Dr. M. Chadi Alraies

Dr. M. Chadi Alraies is a cardiologist in Detroit, Michigan and is affiliated with DMC Harper University Hospital. He received his medical degree from University of Aleppo Faculty of Medicine and has ... 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

Bilateral Adrenal Infiltration in Erdheim-Chester Disease. Report of Seven Cases and Literature Review

Synacthen test results were normal. Case no. 7. A 57-yr-old man with Down’s syndrome was referred for focal neurological symptoms and respiratory distress. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed multiple ... read more

Intralesional Epinephrine Injection for Bleeding Endobronchial Tumor

We report a 40-year-old man with a right lung mass ... Clinical diagnosis of a right lung mass with superior vena cava syndrome was made. Flexible bronchoscopy was performed and revealed a fleshy grow... read more