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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 ... read more

What is the imaging study of choice to determine etiology of superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS)?

1969 Nov 15. 69(22):2875-80. [Medline]. Rice TW, Rodriguez RM, Light RW. The superior vena cava syndrome: clinical characteristics and evolving etiology. Medicine (Baltimore). 2006 Jan. 85(1):37-42. ... read more

Superior vena cava syndrome and telangiectasia in a man with lymphoma

Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas have differing cellular origins, presentations and clinical characteristics ... superior vena cava syndrome. This syndrome occurs when venous return from the ... read more

Evolving Care of Thyroid Nodules: Improving Cancer Detection, Determining Need for Active Surveillance

In the evolving care of patients with thyroid nodules, two key recommendations were highlighted to promote improved detection and treatment of thyroid cancer during the AACE 2018, the 27 th Annual ... read more

Oncologic Emergencies

However, certain characteristics ... cause of superior vena cava (SVC) thrombosis and the superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS). Lung cancer is the most common origin of the malignancy, leading to SVCS ... read more

What are the goals of drug treatment for superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS)?

1969 Nov 15. 69(22):2875-80. [Medline]. Rice TW, Rodriguez RM, Light RW. The superior vena cava syndrome: clinical characteristics and evolving etiology. Medicine (Baltimore). 2006 Jan. 85(1):37-42. ... read more

Paracentesis with Intravenous Infusion of Albumin as Compared with Peritoneovenous Shunting in Cirrhosis with Refractory Ascites

There were no significant initial differences between the paracentesis group and the peritoneovenous-shunt group with respect to clinical characteristics ... and thrombosis of the superior vena cava ... read more

CE Article: Diagnosis and Treatment of the Patient With Heart Failure

List causes ... back up into the vena cava. Increased pressures in the superior vena cava carry over to the jugular veins, leading to jugular venous distension (JVD). Increased pressures traveling ... read more

Thromboembolic Events in Children and Young Adults With Pediatric Sarcoma

Patients and Methods To determine the risk and clinical features of TEs ... occurred in the inferior vena cava, two (9%) occurred in the right atrium, and one (4%) each occurred in the superior vena ... read more

Diagnosis of Venous Thromboembolic Disease in Cancer Patients

Because diagnosis of the condition based on clinical grounds alone is unreliable ... In addition, such findings make the assessment of inferior vena cava (IVC) or superior vena cava (SVC) patency ... read more

Percutaneous Balloon Valvuloplasty Compared with Open Surgical Commissurotomy for Mitral Stenosis

A mitral-valve echocardiographic score was derived according to the criteria of Wilkins and colleagues, 10 in which a maximum of 4 points was assigned according to the severity of each of four ... read more