Chemoradiation-Induced Superior Vena Cava Syndrome: A Case Report

Mathieu Castonguay; George Rodrigues; Mark Vincent; Richard A Malthaner; Lin-Ruo Guo

doi:10.1155/2008/279786

Canadian Respiratory Journal (Jan 2008)

Chemoradiation-Induced Superior Vena Cava Syndrome: A Case Report

Mathieu Castonguay,
George Rodrigues,
Mark Vincent,
Richard A Malthaner,
Lin-Ruo Guo

Affiliations

Mathieu Castonguay: Department of Pathology, The University of Western Ontario, Canada
George Rodrigues: Department of Radiation Oncology, London Regional Cancer Program, Canada
Mark Vincent: Department of Oncology, The University of Western Ontario, Canada
Richard A Malthaner: Department of Oncology, The University of Western Ontario, Canada
Lin-Ruo Guo: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2008/279786
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 15, no. 8
pp. 444 – 446

Abstract

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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.

Published in Canadian Respiratory Journal

ISSN: 1198-2241 (Print); 1916-7245 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7503

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