malignant lymphoma demonestrating sick sinus syndrome and superior vena cava syndrome

Malignant Lymphoma Demonestrating Sick Sinus Syndrome and Superior Vena Cava Syndrome

Reports which describe sick sinus syndrome due to malignant lymphoma have been rare and only eight cases have been reported until now. This is a case of sick sinus syndrome and superior vena cava syndrome secondary to invasion of occult malignant lymphoma of the lung in a 60 years old male. There were no symptoms or signs of malignancy before the first presentation with sick sinus syndrome. Pat...

Superior Vena Cava Syndrome with Malignant Causes

From the Departments of Therapeutic Radiology (L.D.W.) and Surgery (F.C.D.), Yale University School of Medicine; and the Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center (L.D.W., F.C.D.) — both in New Haven, CT; and the Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York ( J.Y.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Wilson at the Depart...

[Superior vena cava syndrome with malignant causes].

Superior vena cava syndrome comprises various symptoms and signs resulting from the obstruction of the superior vena cava and resulting in reduced blood flow. Superior vena cava may occur secondary to a variety of conditions, but malignant etiologies are the most common. Usually, the diagnosis is based on a quite clear clinical presentation. Patient with acute presentation can develop life-thre...

Askin Tumor Presenting as Superior Vena Cava Syndrome

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...

Superior Vena Cava Syndrome

1.1 Anatomy The superior vena cava (SVC) originates in the chest, behind the first right sternocostal articulation, from the confluence of two main collector vessels: the right and left brachiocephalic veins which receive the ipsilateral internal jugular and subclavian veins. It is located in the anterior mediastinum, on the right side. The internal jugular vein collects the blood from head and...