Superior vena cava obstruction and mediastinal mass detected by point-of-care ultrasonography.
Pablo BlancoFernando EstebanIvana LeonardiPublished in: Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU (2020)
Superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) often relates to malignant causes such as lung tumors, metastatic cancer, or lymphomas. While the diagnosis relies nowadays on the use of contrast-enhanced thoracic computed tomography, ultrasonography may have an important value as a first-line imaging technique, particularly when used in point-of-care office-based settings. Here, we report the case of a 67-year-old male presenting with SVCS in whom ultrasound contributed to diagnosis.
Keyphrases
- contrast enhanced
- vena cava
- magnetic resonance imaging
- computed tomography
- diffusion weighted
- inferior vena cava
- magnetic resonance
- diffusion weighted imaging
- squamous cell carcinoma
- case report
- high resolution
- positron emission tomography
- small cell lung cancer
- papillary thyroid
- ultrasound guided
- dual energy
- spinal cord
- lymph node
- image quality
- fluorescence imaging
- lymph node metastasis
- pet ct