ACUTE SUPERIOR VENA CAVA SYNDROME DURING DRAINAGE OF PERICARDIAL EFFUSION: A CASE REPORT

Abstract

The syndrome of superior vena cava (SVC) compression is not an uncommon entity, but acute SVC syndrome presenting in surgical patients is relatively uncommon. The case of a 64-year-old male who developed acute SVC syndrome due to mediastinal lymph node enlargement is presented here and management and special considerations are discussed.