title: Mediastinal fibrosis and superior vena cava syndrome.
abstract: Superior vena cava syndrome is a clear sign for clinicians of infiltrative mediastinal involvement, usually caused by neoplasms in this location, and it is an indicator of poor prognosis. However, other diseases of benign origin can also cause these alterations. We present the case of a 34-year-old patient who debuted with symptoms of superior vena cava syndrome due to idiopathic mediastinal fibrosis, which presented a torpid evolution and few therapeutic alternatives.
authors: Servicio de Neumología, Consorci Hospital General Universitari de València, España. launosan@hotmail.com
authors: Laura
authors: L
authors: Novella Sánchez
authors: Francisco
authors: F
authors: Sanz Herrero
authors: Javier
authors: J
authors: Berraondo Fraile
authors: Estrella
authors: E
authors: Fernández Fabrellas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018450:Disease Progression; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D010166:Palliative Care; D012598:Sclerosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000150:complications; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants
keywords: Fibrosis mediastínica; Flebografía; Mediastinal fibrosis; Phlebography; Superior vena cava syndrome; Síndrome de vena cava superior