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The Superior Vena Cava Syndrome: Clinical Characteristics and Evolving Etiology

Abstract: Malignancy is the most common cause of the superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome. With the increasing use of intravascular devices, the incidence of the SVC syndrome arising from benign etiologi... read more

Clinical Approach Defined for Superior Vena Cava Syndrome

New Haven, Conn. — Yale Cancer Center physicians have presented clinical recommendations for the diagnosis and subsequent treatment of superior vena cava syndrome in this week’s issue of the New Engla... read more

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

Sherman Hemsley Died from Lung Cancer

Sherman Hemsley-- the actor famous for playing George Jefferson ... According to the Postmortem Report, obtained by TMZ, the primary cause of death is listed as "superior vena cava syndrome" -- a comp... read more

SVC Syndrome

Hi-I was just wondering if anyone's little one had SVC Syndrome. In Talia's last surgery- they undid her partial glenn and now where the glenn was- there are veins growing there and making the Super V... read more

Oncologic Emergencies and Paraneoplastic Syndromes

Superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) is a common occurrence in cancer patients and can lead to life-threatening complications such as cerebral or laryngeal edema. Although most commonly resulting from e... read more

Answer to Medical Mystery Monday #54

This patient’s lung cancer has also caused him to develop Superior Vena Cava (SVC) Syndrome. The SVC is the vein that collects blood from your upper body to return it to the heart. This vein can be bl... read more

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

Rwanda: Common Complaints Linked With Leukemia in Children

This vein passes near the thymus and enlargement of thymus as a result of leukemia leads to the superior vena cava syndrome. Patient with this syndrome presents with swelling in the face, neck, arms, ... read more

The Body’s Pathways: The Superior and Inferior Vena Cava

There are conditions that can impact the venae cavae. These include Superior vena cava syndrome, which occurs when the vein is obstructed or constricted. This can lead to obstruction of blood flow to ... read more

Strategies for the Optimal Management of Dyspnea in Cancer Patients With Advanced Illness

Another complication of malignancy is superior vena cava syndrome. These patients typically respond well to high-dose steroids and radiation therapy. Dyspnea can also present in patients with lymphang... read more

The Superior Vena Cava Syndrome: Clinical Characteristics and Evolving Etiology

From the Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine (TWR, RMR, RWL), Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; and Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care (RMR, RWL), Saint Thomas Hosp... read more