Intracaval paraganglioma causing superior vena cava syndrome.
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.
Rutegård
J
J
Department of Surgery, Ornsköldsvik Hospital, Sweden.
Granstrand
M
M
Aberg
T
T
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