Fibrosing mediastinitis as a cause of superior vena cava syndrome

Autor:	Simon Bays, Ed Sheffield, Anthony Morgan, Chanaka Rajakaruna
Rok vydání:	2003
Předmět:	Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine Thorax medicine.medical_specialty Superior Vena Cava Syndrome Heart disease Malignancy Mediastinal Neoplasms Superior vena cava medicine Humans cardiovascular diseases Superior vena cava syndrome Vascular disease business.industry fungi Mediastinum food and beverages General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Mediastinitis Fibrosis Surgery Cardiothoracic surgery cardiovascular system Female Radiology medicine.symptom Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Tomography X-Ray Computed
Zdroj:	European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery. 26(2)
ISSN:	1010-7940
Popis:	Fibrosing mediastinitis is a rare, chronic inflammatory process that can cause superior vena cava syndrome, and can mimic malignancy. We present two cases of this disease where surgical resection was not possible and review the treatment options.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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