title: Compression of the superior vena cava by a mediastinal lipoma.
abstract: Lipomas are rarely found in the mediastinum. Although they may reach large proportions, they rarely compress vascular structures. We present a case in which a lipoma produced superior vena cava syndrome. Urgent surgical decompression was required.
authors.affiliation: The Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, St Jude Medical Center, Fullerton, California, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Del Campo
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Mpougas
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*