Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava Incidentally Recognized Postoperatively After Venous Port Placement
Persistent left superior vena cava is the most common congenital venous anomaly of the thoracic venous system, occurring in 0.3% to 0.5% of individuals in the general population. It may remain asymptomatic throughout life and be incidentally found in healthy individuals undergoing vascular procedure...
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| description | Persistent left superior vena cava is the most common congenital venous anomaly of the thoracic venous system, occurring in 0.3% to 0.5% of individuals in the general population. It may remain asymptomatic throughout life and be incidentally found in healthy individuals undergoing vascular procedures such as venous access device placements and endovascular cardiac interventions.
Here we present a case of persistent left superior vena cava incidentally realized during chemoport insertion in a patient with breast cancer. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d205f638715e49b891ec53f397f5e11f2023-02-15T16:07:23ZengGalenos Publishing HouseEuropean Journal of Breast Health2587-08312016-10-0112417717910.5152/bs.2016.325013049054Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava Incidentally Recognized Postoperatively After Venous Port PlacementDauren Sarsenov0Levent Onat1Vahit Özmen2 İstanbul Florence Nightingale, The Breast Center, İstanbul, Turkey İstanbul Florence Nighitngale, The Radiology Center, İstanbul, Turkey İstanbul Florence Nightingale, The Breast Center, İstanbul, Turkey Persistent left superior vena cava is the most common congenital venous anomaly of the thoracic venous system, occurring in 0.3% to 0.5% of individuals in the general population. It may remain asymptomatic throughout life and be incidentally found in healthy individuals undergoing vascular procedures such as venous access device placements and endovascular cardiac interventions. Here we present a case of persistent left superior vena cava incidentally realized during chemoport insertion in a patient with breast cancer. http://www.eurjbreasthealth.com/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/persistent-left-superior-vena-cava-ncidentally-rec/42138 persistent left superior vena cavavenous port placementbreast cancercongenital |
| spellingShingle | Dauren Sarsenov Levent Onat Vahit Özmen Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava Incidentally Recognized Postoperatively After Venous Port Placement European Journal of Breast Health persistent left superior vena cava venous port placement breast cancer congenital |
| title | Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava Incidentally Recognized Postoperatively After Venous Port Placement |
| title_full | Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava Incidentally Recognized Postoperatively After Venous Port Placement |
| title_fullStr | Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava Incidentally Recognized Postoperatively After Venous Port Placement |
| title_full_unstemmed | Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava Incidentally Recognized Postoperatively After Venous Port Placement |
| title_short | Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava Incidentally Recognized Postoperatively After Venous Port Placement |
| title_sort | persistent left superior vena cava incidentally recognized postoperatively after venous port placement |
| topic | persistent left superior vena cava venous port placement breast cancer congenital |
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