Successful Treatment of Malignant Superior Vena Cava Syndrome Using a Stent-Graft.
10.3348/kjr.2012.13.2.227
- Author:
Dong Il GWON
1
;
Sang Hyun PAIK
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul 138-736, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Superior vena cava syndrome;
Stent-graft
- MeSH:
Aged;
Biopsy;
Bronchoscopy;
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/*therapy;
*Endovascular Procedures;
Humans;
Male;
Palliative Care;
*Stents;
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome/diagnosis/pathology/*therapy;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Korean Journal of Radiology
2012;13(2):227-231
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We report successful outcomes after endovascular placement of a stent graft in a 74- and a 77-year-old men, both of whom had malignant superior vena cava syndrome caused by squamous cell carcinoma. In each patient, successful palliation of the malignant superior vena cava syndrome was achieved by placement of a stent graft. No procedure-related complications were observed. The patients were asymptomatic until their deaths, seven and 14 months after stent graft placement, respectively.
