Superior vena cava syndrome in the CT scanning
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https://doi.org/10.20883/jms.2018.301Keywords:
superior vena cava syndrome, CT, tumorAbstract
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.Downloads
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Accepted 2018-09-28
Published 2018-09-30