Case report: Primary cardiac lymphoma manifesting as superior vena cava syndrome

A rare case of primary cardiac lymphoma presented as superior vena cava syndrome.

rom the Departments of Cardiac Surgery and Cardiology, Hippokration ospital, Athens, Greece; nd the †1st Department of ardiology, Athens niversity Medical School, thens, Greece. anuscript received anuary 12, 2009; revised anuscript received ebruary 26, 2009, ccepted March 2, 2009. A45-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with dyspnea. Electrocardiogram and chest X-ray were normal; transtho...

Askin Tumor Presenting as Superior Vena Cava Syndrome

Mediastinal Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of Unknown Origin Presenting with Superior Vena Cava Syndrome (SVCS): A Case Report

Primary neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) of the mediastinum is a rare type of carcinoma. According to the literature, only five cases of this condition have been reported so far. In this paper, we present a rare case of mediastinal NEC of unknown primary site. The patient was a 34-year-old man with mediastinal NEC, who presented with chronic dry cough and a right-sided mediastinal mass one year p...

Pacemaker induced superior vena cava syndrome: a case report

INTRODUCTION Pacemaker induced superior vena cava syndrome is an unusual complication of pacemaker implantation. Endothelial damage caused by repeated trauma from the lead is thought to be responsible for the stenosis. Malignancy has been historically the most common etiology. However, the increase in use of indwelling venous catheters and cardiac pacemaker has resulted in more patients with su...

Superior vena cava syndrome.

Approximately 15,000 cases of superior vena cava (SVC) obstruction are diagnosed in the United States annually. Malignancies (primarily lung cancer) are the underlying cause of 80-85% of cases, leaving 15-20% caused by various benign conditions, including sclerosing mediastinitis (the diagnosis in our case). Thrombolytic therapy and major advances in vascular techniques in recent years have imp...