Benign Superior Vena Cava Syndrome Due to Suppurative Mediastinal Lymphadenitis: Anterior Mediastinoscopic Management Debajit Roy, M.D., Kevin C. Thompson, M.D., Joan P. Price, M.D. Mayo Clinic Proceedings Volume 73, Issue 12, Pages 1185-1187 (December 1998) DOI: 10.4065/73.12.1185 Copyright © 1998 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Chest radiograph, demonstrating widened upper mediastinum bilaterally. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 1998 73, 1185-1187DOI: (10.4065/73.12.1185) Copyright © 1998 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Computed tomogram of chest, showing mediastinal mass (arrows). At center of mediastinal mass, superior vena cava is circumferentially compressed (arrowheads). Left-sided mediastinal adenopathy is evident. A = aorta; T = trachea. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 1998 73, 1185-1187DOI: (10.4065/73.12.1185) Copyright © 1998 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Follow-up computed tomogram of chest, showing marked decrease of mediastinal mass seen in Figure 2, relief of superior vena caval obstruction (arrows), and complete resolution of left-sided mediastinal adenopathy. A = aorta; T = trachea. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 1998 73, 1185-1187DOI: (10.4065/73.12.1185) Copyright © 1998 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions