Unusual Case of Superior Vena Cava Syndrome Caused by Intravascular Thyroid Metastasis

Superior cava venous obstruction use to show a typical clinical presentation and a CT scan or even an ultrasonography can be sufficient to achieve an accurate diagnosis, but in this case, to obtain the final diagnosis, a multimodal assessment is needed. This case report shows a multidisciplinary app...

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Main Authors: Vanesa Varela Pose, María Patricia Fierro Alanis, Anaberta Bermudez Naveira, Oskarina Lourdes Silva Gonzalez, Jorge Fernandez Noya, Urbano Anido Herranz, Rafael Lopez Lopez
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8675239
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description Superior cava venous obstruction use to show a typical clinical presentation and a CT scan or even an ultrasonography can be sufficient to achieve an accurate diagnosis, but in this case, to obtain the final diagnosis, a multimodal assessment is needed. This case report shows a multidisciplinary approach which helped diagnose a complicated case, where conventional diagnostic methods were not enough.
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spelling doaj-art-15ba3dbdeef04473bc1601ebd352e5832025-02-03T05:46:29ZengWileyCase Reports in Oncological Medicine2090-67062090-67142017-01-01201710.1155/2017/86752398675239Unusual Case of Superior Vena Cava Syndrome Caused by Intravascular Thyroid MetastasisVanesa Varela Pose0María Patricia Fierro Alanis1Anaberta Bermudez Naveira2Oskarina Lourdes Silva Gonzalez3Jorge Fernandez Noya4Urbano Anido Herranz5Rafael Lopez Lopez6Medical Oncology Department, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, SpainNuclear Medicine Department, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, SpainRadiology Department, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, SpainAngiology and Vascular Surgery Department, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, SpainAngiology and Vascular Surgery Department, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, SpainMedical Oncology Department, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, SpainMedical Oncology Department, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, SpainSuperior cava venous obstruction use to show a typical clinical presentation and a CT scan or even an ultrasonography can be sufficient to achieve an accurate diagnosis, but in this case, to obtain the final diagnosis, a multimodal assessment is needed. This case report shows a multidisciplinary approach which helped diagnose a complicated case, where conventional diagnostic methods were not enough.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8675239
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Unusual Case of Superior Vena Cava Syndrome Caused by Intravascular Thyroid Metastasis
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
title Unusual Case of Superior Vena Cava Syndrome Caused by Intravascular Thyroid Metastasis
title_full Unusual Case of Superior Vena Cava Syndrome Caused by Intravascular Thyroid Metastasis
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title_full_unstemmed Unusual Case of Superior Vena Cava Syndrome Caused by Intravascular Thyroid Metastasis
title_short Unusual Case of Superior Vena Cava Syndrome Caused by Intravascular Thyroid Metastasis
title_sort unusual case of superior vena cava syndrome caused by intravascular thyroid metastasis
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8675239
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