title: [A rare cause of superior vena cava syndrome].
abstract: A 85-year old patient with an history of low grade follicular lymphoma was admitted in the hospital with a superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome. The computed tomography scan of the thorax and the trans-esophageal echocardiography revealed a voluminous mass in the right atrium, extending to the origin of the SVC. A transvenous biopsy was done under echocardiographic control. The immunohistology showed a diffuse large B cell lymphoma. He received chemotherapy associating rituximab, doxorubicine, cyclophosphamide, vincristine and prednisone. The clinical response after the second cycle was remarkable with a near complete regression of the SVC syndrome. The tumor was no longer visible in imaging after four cycles of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Service des Soins Intensifs et Urgences Oncologiques, Institut Jules Bordet, Centre des Tumeurs de l'Université libre de Bruxelles.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lepida
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Berghmans
authors.forename: J-P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Sculier
authors.forename: A-P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Meert
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*