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Case Reports
. 2017 Feb 6:2017:bcr2016218844.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2016-218844.

Non-malignant superior vena cava syndrome in a patient with incidental diagnosis of a congenital vascular defect

Rafael García Carretero  1
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Non-malignant superior vena cava syndrome in a patient with incidental diagnosis of a congenital vascular defect

Rafael García Carretero. BMJ Case Rep. .
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Competing interests: None declared.

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On physical examination, the patient presented with venous collateral circulation, shown as severe distension of the superficial veins in the chest wall.
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Chest CT scan reconstruction (Slide (A): coronal plane; Slide (B): sagittal plane) showing dilated veins (arrows), after intravenous contrast administration.
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