Management of superior vena cava syndrome in critically ill cancer patients.

Sarah MorinAdeline GrateauDanielle ReuterEric de KervilerConstance de Margerie-MellonCédric de BazelaireLara ZafraniBenoit SchlemmerElie AzoulayEmmanuel Canet

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2017)

Airway obstruction and pleural and pericardial effusions contributed to the unstable condition of cancer patients with SVCS. The vital prognosis of SVCS was mainly related to the underlying diagnosis.

Keyphrases

vena cava
papillary thyroid
inferior vena cava
squamous cell
case report
childhood cancer
young adults
drug induced