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Med Int Mex 2018; 34 (3)

Superior vena cava syndrome: Diagnosis and treatment

Pech-Alonso B, Arredondo-Ruiz P, González-Galván LM, Fermín-Hernández C

Language: Spanish
References: 28
Page: 403-411
PDF size: 738.63 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Superior vena cava syndrome is a set of signs and symptoms due to superior vena cava obstruction. Intratoracic malignant tumors are the main cause. However, in last decades benign causes such as thrombosis related to venous access colocation have been described.


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