SUPERIOR VENA-CAVA SYNDROME DUE TO A SUBSTERNAL NONTOXIC GOITER

Authors
VERLOOY H MONTEYNE R NOYEN J COOLEN J
Citation
H. Verlooy et al., SUPERIOR VENA-CAVA SYNDROME DUE TO A SUBSTERNAL NONTOXIC GOITER, Clinical nuclear medicine, 19(4), 1994, pp. 353-355
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Clinical nuclear medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
03639762
Volume
19
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
353 - 355
Database
ISI
SICI code
0363-9762(1994)19:4<353:SVSDTA>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
Superior vena cava syndrome is a clinically well-recognized entity cau sed by malignant mediastinal neoplasms in 80% of instances. A rare ben ign cause of the superior vena cava syndrome due to a retrosternal thy roid is presented. This case illustrates that it is the site of the ma ss and the completeness of obstruction, rather than the actual size of the mass, that determine the extent of collaterals that develop.