title: Superior vena cava syndrome as the initial manifestation of thymic carcinoma.
authors.forename: Vladimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rosa Salazar
authors.forename: Leticia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guirado Torrecillas
authors.forename: María Encarnación
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Hernández Contreras
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016190:Carboplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005047:Etoposide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010166:Palliative Care; D011379:Prognosis; D011859:Radiography; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D005047:Etoposide; D003907:Dexamethasone; D016190:Carboplatin