Superior vena cava syndrome in the CT scanning

The study concerns a 67-year-old woman with symptoms such as swelling of the face, neck and upper limbs; bruising in the head and neck region; conjunctival hyperemia; excessive filling of the jugular veins. The CT examination was performed using the SOMATOM Definition AS (Siemens) and analyzed with...

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Main Author: Grzegorz Wróbel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Poznan University of Medical Sciences 2018-09-01
Series:Journal of Medical Science
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Online Access:https://jms.ump.edu.pl/index.php/JMS/article/view/301
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Summary:The study concerns a 67-year-old woman with symptoms such as swelling of the face, neck and upper limbs; bruising in the head and neck region; conjunctival hyperemia; excessive filling of the jugular veins. The CT examination was performed using the SOMATOM Definition AS (Siemens) and analyzed with SYNGO Multi-Modality CT Workstation (Siemens). The study showed a tumoral mass (67 x 91 mm) located in the right upper lobe and adjacent to the mediastinum, simultaneously invades the superior vena cava and causes it to narrow completely.
ISSN:2353-9798
2353-9801