Massive thrombosis of brachiocephalic veins and superior vena cava syndrome in a patient with non-small cell lung cancer treated with the epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor erlotini

The superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome occurs when obstruction of this vessel interrupts venous return of blood from the head, upper extremities and thorax to the right atrium. Most cases of SVC syndrome result from neoplasia, especially from lung cancer, but other non-cancer-associated causes may in...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical drug investigation 2007-07, Vol.27 (7), p.499
Hauptverfasser:	Salmi, Raffaella, Gaudenzi, Piergiorgio, Di Todaro, Filippo, Morandi, Pierluigi, Nielsen, Ingrid, Manfredini, Roberto
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Sprache:	eng
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