title: [Aggressive mediastinal fibrosis, a rare cause of superior vena cava obstruction--case report and review of the literature].
abstract: An aggressive mediastinal fibrosis was found to be a cause of superior vena caval obstruction in 1 to 2% of patients. Symptoms can be discrete for a long time, but the progressing disease can cause many symptoms. A 56-year-old man who, for half a year, suffered from thoracic pain during deep inspiration, and then rapidly developed superior vena caval obstruction caused by aggressive mediastinal fibrosis is discussed. The operative treatment consisted in complete replacement of the superior vena cava.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik Holweide, Köln.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Peters
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Saborowski
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Seel
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Arnold
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Herse
mesh_terms: D005355:Fibrosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000473:pathology*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Die aggressive Mediastinalfibrose, eine seltene Ursache der oberen Einflussstauung--Fallbeschreibung und Literaturübersicht.