Superior Vena Cava Syndrome due to Thrombosis: A Rare Paraneoplastic Presentation of Bronchogenic Carcinoma

Superior Vena Cava Syndrome due to Thrombosis: A Rare Paraneoplastic Presentation of Bronchogenic Carcinoma

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. Ho...

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Main Authors: Avradip Santra, Saumen Nandi, Saibal Mondal, Subhankar Chakraborty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2016-07-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences
Subjects:
Venous thromboembolism
Paraneoplastic syndrome
Superior vena cava syndrome
Bronchogenic carcinoma
Online Access:http://ijms.sums.ac.ir/index.php/IJMS/article/view/1162

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