title: Intracaval paraganglioma causing superior vena cava syndrome.
abstract: We report a 46-year old female patient with progressive symptoms and signs of superior caval syndrome. At surgery, the caval vein with a benign intravascular paraganglioma was removed, and a venous interposition using a spiral vein graft was performed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Ornsköldsvik Hospital, Sweden.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rutegård
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Granstrand
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aberg
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000601:surgery