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The most potent risk factor in the development of SVCS are intrathoracic malignancies. Other common risk factors include thrombosis (due to intravascular devices), postradiation fibrosis and mediastinitis. <ref name="pmid1307879">{{cite journal |vauthors=Baker GL, Barnes HJ |title=Superior vena cava syndrome: etiology, diagnosis, and treatment |journal=Am. J. Crit. Care |volume=1 |issue=1 |pages=54–64 |year=1992 |pmid=1307879 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | The most potent risk factor in the development of SVCS are intrathoracic malignancies. Other common risk factors include thrombosis (due to intravascular devices), postradiation fibrosis, and mediastinitis. <ref name="pmid1307879">{{cite journal |vauthors=Baker GL, Barnes HJ |title=Superior vena cava syndrome: etiology, diagnosis, and treatment |journal=Am. J. Crit. Care |volume=1 |issue=1 |pages=54–64 |year=1992 |pmid=1307879 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maria Fernanda Villarreal, M.D. [2]
Overview
The most potent risk factor in the development of SVCS are intrathoracic malignancies. Other common risk factors include thrombosis (due to intravascular devices), postradiation fibrosis, and mediastinitis. [1]
Risk Factors
- Malignant
- Lymph node metastasis
- Non–small cell lung cancer
- Small cell lung cancer
- Lymphoma
- Metastatic lesions (most commonly from breast and testicular cancers)
- Benign
- Infections
- Thyroid goiter
- Iatrogenic intravascular devices
- Pericardial constriction
- Idiopathic sclerosing mediastinitis
- Aortic aneurysm