%0 Journal Article
%T Manifestaciones oculares como presentaci¨®n de un s¨ªndrome de vena cava superior
%A Barquero-Romero
%A J.
%A L¨®pez Cupido
%A V.
%A Torrado Sierra
%A O.
%A Valencia Terr¨®n
%A M.
%J Anales de Medicina Interna
%D 2008
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%R 10.4321/S0212-71992008000700009
%X superior vena cava syndrome is obstruction of blood flow through the superior vena cava (svc). it is most commonly caused by neoplasm, especially lung cancer. an obstructed svc initiates collateral venous return to the heart from the upper half of the body and the classic symptoms and signs become obvious. superior vena cava s¨ªndrome is a rare cause of ocular manifestations. we report a case of periorbital swelling, conjunctival edema an orbital proptosis in a male patient presenting malignant superior vena cava obstruction.
%K vena cava syndrome
%K lung cancer
%K exophthalmos
%K proptosis.
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