Chemoradiation-Induced Superior Vena Cava Syndrome: A Case Report
A case of a 54-year-old man who developed superior vena cava syndrome secondary to vascular fibrosis, 30 months after radical chemoradiation for stage III non-small cell lung cancer, is presented. The literature regarding the etiology, diagnosis and treatment of this rare entity is discussed.
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| description | A case of a 54-year-old man who developed superior vena cava syndrome secondary to vascular fibrosis, 30 months after radical chemoradiation for stage III non-small cell lung cancer, is presented. The literature regarding the etiology, diagnosis and treatment of this rare entity is discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ee2cdac6986a42f59858c08f23b8c0512025-02-03T01:26:42ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412008-01-0115844444610.1155/2008/279786Chemoradiation-Induced Superior Vena Cava Syndrome: A Case ReportMathieu Castonguay0George Rodrigues1Mark Vincent2Richard A Malthaner3Lin-Ruo Guo4Department of Pathology, The University of Western Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, London Regional Cancer Program, CanadaDepartment of Oncology, The University of Western Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Oncology, The University of Western Ontario, CanadaDivision of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, CanadaA case of a 54-year-old man who developed superior vena cava syndrome secondary to vascular fibrosis, 30 months after radical chemoradiation for stage III non-small cell lung cancer, is presented. The literature regarding the etiology, diagnosis and treatment of this rare entity is discussed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/279786 |
| spellingShingle | Mathieu Castonguay George Rodrigues Mark Vincent Richard A Malthaner Lin-Ruo Guo Chemoradiation-Induced Superior Vena Cava Syndrome: A Case Report Canadian Respiratory Journal |
| title | Chemoradiation-Induced Superior Vena Cava Syndrome: A Case Report |
| title_full | Chemoradiation-Induced Superior Vena Cava Syndrome: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Chemoradiation-Induced Superior Vena Cava Syndrome: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chemoradiation-Induced Superior Vena Cava Syndrome: A Case Report |
| title_short | Chemoradiation-Induced Superior Vena Cava Syndrome: A Case Report |
| title_sort | chemoradiation induced superior vena cava syndrome a case report |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/279786 |
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