title: Superior vena cava syndrome associated with Behcet's disease and 18 months' follow up: a case report.
abstract: Behcet's disease is a multisystemic disorder that the main pathological defect is vasculitis and superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) caused by vasculopathy is a rare manifestation of the disease. Although successful results of endovascular surgery were observed in some cases, medical therapy may have priority among the treatment alternatives because of the high risk of surgery due to the lesional localization of the vessel. In this report, a Behcet's disease case with SVCS and 18 months' follow-up data with medical therapy is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Division of Rheumatology, School of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey. drilhan@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ilhan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sezer
authors.forename: M Alkan
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Melikoglu
authors.forename: H Fatih
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Cay
authors.forename: Hilal
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kocabaş
authors.forename: Bülent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bütün
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013997:Time Factors