Unusual Case of Superior Vena Cava Syndrome Caused by Intravascular Thyroid Metastasis

Autor: Vanesa Varela Pose, María Patricia Fierro Alanis, Anaberta Bermudez Naveira, Oskarina Lourdes Silva Gonzalez, Jorge Fernandez Noya, Urbano Anido Herranz, Rafael Lopez Lopez
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Case Reports in Oncological Medicine, Vol 2017 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2090-6706
2090-6714
DOI: 10.1155/2017/8675239
Popis: Superior cava venous obstruction use to show a typical clinical presentation and a CT scan or even an ultrasonography can be sufficient to achieve an accurate diagnosis, but in this case, to obtain the final diagnosis, a multimodal assessment is needed. This case report shows a multidisciplinary approach which helped diagnose a complicated case, where conventional diagnostic methods were not enough.
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