the budd–chiari syndrome (bcs) is a rare disorder caused by the obstruction of the hepatic veins or the inferior vena cava (ivc) at the suprahepatic level. this syndrome is developed by either hepatic vein thrombosis or mechanical venous obstruction and leads to centrilobular hepatic congestion with the subsequent development of fibrosis and cirrhosis. intracardiac tumors have been rarely repor...

We report the successful treatment of BuddChiari syndrome caused by membranous obstruction of intrahepatic inferior vena cava (MOVC) with large amount of thrombi by balloon angioplasty. A 45-year-old woman developed general malaise and edema of legs. MOVC with large thrombi was diagnosed after MR angiogram and vena cavogram. We performed two-stage percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) wit...

superior vena cava syndrome is a common presentation of bronchogenic carcinoma. the mechanism of obstruction is by compression of superior vena cava by the bronchogenic tumor itself or enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes. however obstruction due to intravascular thrombosis is extremely uncommon. here, we report a rare case of a 65-year-old male smoker who presented with superior vena cava syndrome...

Background: The clinical presentation of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) varies tremendously depending upon the type of lymphoma and the areas of involvement. NHL can rarely present as an abdominal mass compressing the inferior vena cava. The clinical presentation due to obstruction of inferior vena cava has often been called the inferior vena cava syndrome (IVCS). It can present acutely or chronica...

Inferior vena caval obstruction occurs not infrequently. In 1911 Pleasants reviewed 314 published cases of which 68 per cent. were due to thrombosis, I6 per cent. to external pressure and I6 per cent. to invasion by neoplasm. Where it is due to thrombosis this is usually due to spread from veins in the legs and pelvis. In most cases the thrombosis is confined to the lower part of the inferior v...

Inferior vena caval obstruction occurs not infrequently. In 1911 Pleasants reviewed 314 published cases of which 68 per cent. were due to thrombosis, I6 per cent. to external pressure and I6 per cent. to invasion by neoplasm. Where it is due to thrombosis this is usually due to spread from veins in the legs and pelvis. In most cases the thrombosis is confined to the lower part of the inferior v...

Cardiac myxomas are the most common type of benign cardiac tumors and most of them occur in the left atrium but the biatrial myxoma is uncommon. We present a rare case of giant biatrial myxoma nearly obstructing the orifice of the inferior vena cava. A 58-year old woman presented with exertional dyspnea and intermittent chest discomfort. The nonpedunculated tumor involved most of the interatria...

background: the clinical presentation of non-hodgkin lymphoma (nhl) varies tremendously depending upon the type of lymphoma and the areas of involvement. nhl can rarely present as an abdominal mass compressing the inferior vena cava. the clinical presentation due to obstruction of inferior vena cava has often been called the inferior vena cava syndrome (ivcs). it can present acutely or chronica...

superior vena cava (svc) syndrome is not an uncommon occurrence in patients with malignancy and it is often described as a medical emergency. in majority of the cases, svc syndrome occurs due to mechanical obstruction of the svc by extraluminal compression with primary intrathoracic malignancies. however, intraluminal obstruction due to thrombosis can also produce symptoms and signs of svc synd...

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...