Superior vena cava syndrome caused by a right apical tense bulla.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome is caused by several diseases, although to our knowledge, a bullous lesion has not been reported previously. In the present case, severe pleural adhesion prevented the expanding bulla from stretching the visceral pleura and from compressing the residual lung, subsequently causing compression of the SVC and thus SVC syndrome.
Medical subject headings
- Lung Diseases
- Pleural Diseases
- Superior Vena Cava Syndrome