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ArticleCureus2020

Intermittent Superior Vena Cava Syndrome Secondary to Malignant Pericardial Mesothelioma.

Sarah A Alwusaibie, Jaffar S Alsayigh, Dunya Alfaraj, Abdullatif M Alomair, Sarah A Alsaeed

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Article in Cureus, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sarah A AlwusaibieEmergency Department, King Fahad University Hospital, Al Khobar, SAU.
Jaffar S AlsayighEmergency Department, King Fahad University Hospital, Al Khobar, SAU.
Dunya AlfarajEmergency Department, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, King Fahad University Hospital, Al Khobar, SAU.
Abdullatif M AlomairEmergency Department, King Fahad University Hospital, Al Khobar, SAU.
Sarah A AlsaeedCardiology/Echocardiography, King Fahad University Hospital, Al Khobar, SAU.
King Fahd Hospital of the University · SA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Malignant pericardial sarcomatoid mesothelioma is a massively rare tumor accounting for 0.8% of all cases of mesothelioma. Superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) occurs due to a partial obstruction or compression to the superior vena cava, which hinders the blood outflow to the upper body. It can be caused by an intrinsic factor such as thrombosis, or by an extrinsic factor such as tumors. Clinical presentation includes edema of the face and upper limbs, plethora, dyspnea, dysphagia, stridor and cough. we are reporting a case of a 56-year-old female, who is a known case of hypertension on angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs). Presented to the emergency department with intermittent facial swelling and dyspnea. Imaging and pathology reports confirmed the diagnosis of intermittent SVCS secondary to pericardial sarcomatoid mesothelioma with pericardial effusion. What makes our case unique is that both the etiology and the presenting complaint are rare entities, as most SVCS cases are continuously symptomatic throughout the disease course, and are usually caused by a lung cancer or lymphoma.

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facial swellingintermittentmesotheliomasarcomatoidsvcs

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PMID33489524
PMCPMC7805494
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