Superior vena cava syndrome in a patient with previous cardiac surgery: what else should we suspect?

• Main Authors: Dolou Paraskevi (Author), Prokakis Christos (Author), Hountis Panagiotis (Author), Nenekidis Ioannis (Author), Dedeilias Panagiotis (Author), Apostolakis Efstratios (Author), Koletsis Efstratios N (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although mediastinal tumors compressing or invading the superior vena cava represent the major causes of the superior vena cava syndrome, benign processes may also be involved in the pathogenesis of this medical emergency. One of the...