Case report: Superior vena cava obstruction: Unusual CT findings due to venous collaterals

Brain and Language

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 559-560

  Holemans, J A ^a   Howlett, D C ^a   Rankin, S C ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER; LUNG TUMOR; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN SYNDROME; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MEDIASTINUM MASS; PERICARDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN OBSTRUCTION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER; LUNG NEOPLASMS; SUPERIOR VENA CAVA SYNDROME; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

TRACER;

EID: 0031179331     PISSN: 0093934X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0009-9260(97)80337-6     Document Type: Article

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