Superior vena cava syndrome caused by a benign retrosternal multinodular goiter |
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Authors: | RA Promisloff GP Pervall-Phillips |
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Affiliation: | Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Allegheny University-Hahnemann Division, Philadelphia, Penn., USA. |
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Abstract: | Retrosternal thyroid accounts for a significant percentage of anterior mediastinal masses, but has been described very rarely as the cause of superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome. Most cases of SVC syndrome occur as a complication of malignancy. The authors report the case of a patient with few respiratory symptoms, mild upper airway obstruction, and SVC syndrome caused by a benign retrosternal multinodular goiter. |
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