Open AccessChemoradiation-Induced Superior Vena Cava Syndrome: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Mathieu Castonguay,
George Rodrigues,
Mark Vincent,
Richard Malthaner,
Lin-Ruo Guo
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
canadian respiratory journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.675
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1916-7245
pISSN - 1198-2241
DOI - 10.1155/2008/279786
Subject(s) - medicine , superior vena cava syndrome , etiology , superior vena cava , surgery , lung cancer , radiology
A case of a 54-year-old man who developed superior vena cava syndrome secondary to vascular fibrosis, 30 months after radical chemoradiation for stage III non-small cell lung cancer, is presented. The literature regarding the etiology, diagnosis and treatment of this rare entity is discussed.
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