Superior vena cava obstruction: Dangers of a missed diagnosis

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 150-151

  Holme, Harriet ^a   Nanduri, Vasanta ^a  

^a WATFORD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Superior vena cava obstruction; T cell lymphoma; Tumour lysis syndrome

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOLYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDIASTINUM MASS; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN OBSTRUCTION; T CELL LYMPHOMA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUMOR LYSIS SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COUGH; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, T-CELL; MALE; SUPERIOR VENA CAVA SYNDROME;

EID: 79952767371     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2010.01741.x     Document Type: Article

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