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SVC obstruction - Prevention

Alternative Names

Superior vena cava obstruction; Superior vena cava syndrome

Prevention:

Prompt treatment of other medical disorders may reduce the risk of developing SVC obstruction.

  • Reviewed last on: 3/21/2008
  • Stephen Grund, MD, PhD, Chief of Hematology/Oncology and Director of the George Bray Cancer Center at New Britain General Hospital, New Britain, CT. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

Rice TW, Rodriguez MR, Light RW. The superior vena cava syndrome: clinical characteristics and evolving etiology. Medicine (Baltimore). 2006;85;1:37-42.

Wilson LD, Detterbeck FC, Yahalom J. Superior vena cava syndrome with malignant causes. N Engl J Med. 2007;356;18:1862-1869.