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Superior vena cava syndrome
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Etiology
- Superior mediastinal tumor: lung, lymphoma, thyroid, thymoma, teratoma, synovial cell carcinoma, angiosarcoma
- Constrictive pericarditis
- Thrombophlebitis due to central venous catheter or pacemaker wires
- Chronic fibrotic mediastinitis: idiopathic, tuberculosis, histoplasmosis, pyogenic infection, drugs
- Aortic arch aneurysm
- Substernal goiter
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Etiology
- Superior mediastinal tumor: lung, lymphoma, thyroid, thymoma, teratoma, synovial cell carcinoma, angiosarcoma
- Constrictive pericarditis
- Thrombophlebitis due to central venous catheter or pacemaker wires
- Chronic fibrotic mediastinitis: idiopathic, tuberculosis, histoplasmosis, pyogenic infection, drugs
- Aortic arch aneurysm
- Substernal goiter
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Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Superior Vena Cava Syndrome." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2015. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114135/1/Superior_vena_cava_syndrome.
Zeiger RFR. Superior vena cava syndrome. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114135/1/Superior_vena_cava_syndrome. Accessed June 27, 2022.
Zeiger, R. F. (2015). Superior vena cava syndrome. In Diagnosaurus (4th edition). McGraw-Hill Education. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114135/1/Superior_vena_cava_syndrome
Zeiger RFR. Superior Vena Cava Syndrome [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. [cited 2022 June 27]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114135/1/Superior_vena_cava_syndrome.
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