Superior Vena Cava Syndrome Caused by Encircling Soft Tissue

Superior Vena Cava Syndrome Caused by Encircling Soft Tissue

Superior vena cava syndrome can occur from benign conditions that might not alter life expectancy. Here we present a case of a superior vena cava (SVC) obstruction caused by soft tissue encircling the SVC, which was strongly suspected of being an unusual focal type of fibrosing mediastinitis. A 39-year-old man with no prior medical history presented with a four-week history of facial plethora, ...

Superior vena cava syndrome caused by encapsulated pleural effusion.

Pleural effusion is often a manifestation of the superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome. However, pleural effusion has never been reported to be a cause of the SVC syndrome. We report the case of a 68 yr old male patient who presented with SVC syndrome and respiratory failure, both attributable to an encapsulated pleural effusion over the right upper mediastinum. Simple drainage was performed as a d...

Superior vena cava syndrome caused by haemodialysis catheter

Malignancy is the most common cause of the superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome. The incidence of the SVC syndrome arising from benign aetiologies is increasing and accounts for ∼35% of cases [1]. The uraemic populations, with increased use of intravascular catheters, contribute importantly to this phenomenon. We describe a haemodialysis patient with SVC syndrome due to a long-term implantation of...

Superior vena cava syndrome caused by Behçet's disease.

1. Department of Radiology Bezmialem Vakif University, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey and 2. Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey Background: A-36-year-old man presented with a six-year history of Behçet’s disease and superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome. He said his symptoms related with Behçet disease (recurrent genital and oral ulcers, joint tend...

Askin Tumor Presenting as Superior Vena Cava Syndrome