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(Chest. 1956;30:404-411.)
© 1956 American College of Chest Physicians

The Superior Vena Caval Syndrome: Report of 21 Cases

E. ARTHUR CALKINS M.D.1

1 The School of Medicine, College of Medical Evangelists, Loma Linda, Cal., The Pontiac General Hospital, Pontiac, Michigan.

A review of the anatomy, etiology, diagnosis and treatment of the superior vena cava syndrome is presented. The major etiologic factor is bronchogenic carcinoma, 10-15 per cent of which have superior vena caval obstruction with generally hopeless prognosis. With increased knowledge and use of vessel grafting, prognosis is brighter for those with non-malignant and non-aneurysmal obstruction.

Twenty-one cases entering Los Angeles County General Hospital between 1947-1954 are presented. Fifty-seven per cent were men at average age of 59; seventy-two per cent of deaths were due to bronchogenic carcinoma.






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