Case Reports in Oncological Medicine (Jan 2017)
Unusual Case of Superior Vena Cava Syndrome Caused by Intravascular Thyroid Metastasis
Abstract
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.