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...

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Published in:	Respiratory Care Vol. 56; no. 5; pp. 653 - 667
Main Authors:	Lepper, Philipp M., Ott, Sebastian R., Hoppe, Hanno, Schumann, Christian, Stammberger, Uz, Bugalho, Antonio, Frese, Steffen, Schmücking, Michael, Blumstein, Norbert M., Diehm, Nicolas, Bals, Robert, Hamacher, Jürg
Format:	diagnostic images pictorial review tables/charts Journal Article
Published:	Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. May2011
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost