Superior vena cava syndrome is a collection of clinical signs and symptoms resulting from either partial or complete obstruction of blood flow through the superior vena cava. It is a medical emergency and most often manifests in patients with a malignant disease process within the thorax. This article discusses clinical findings and current treatment strategies for the management of superior vena cava syndrome. Superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) is a known clinical situation in an oncology setting which occurs due to intrinsic and extrinsic compression of superior vena cava.
SVCS is a distressing syndrome to the patient as well as for healthcare providers. A wide variety of etiological factors is responsible for SVCS. Malignancy contributes to Superior vena cava obstruction in more than 90% of the cases. Causative factors SVCS most often occurs as a complication of another medical…
