Superior Vena Cava Syndrome in Thoracic Malignancies.
The superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) comprises various symptoms due to occlusion of the SVC, which can be easily obstructed by pathological conditions (eg, lung cancer, due to the low internal venous pressure within rigid structures of the thorax [trachea, right bronchus, aorta]). The resulting in...
| Publicado en: | Respiratory Care Vol. 56; no. 5; pp. 653 - 667 |
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| Formato: | diagnostic images pictorial review tables/charts Journal Article |
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Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
May2011
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