Superior vena cava syndrome early after pacemaker implantation in a patient with lung carcinoma: A case report

Superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome is typically dramatic. Although the diagnosis is usually easy, elucidation of the etiology is difficult. We present a patient who developed SVC syndrome early after transvenous pacemaker implantation and who was subsequently diagnosed with lung carcinoma. The pathog...

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Main Authors: Liting Pan, Pengyong Yan, Daying Wang, Zongjun Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255116303511
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spelling doaj-6a00eb9ce5c44438a496657cede6e49a2020-11-25T01:12:18ZengElsevierRevista Portuguesa de Cardiologia0870-25512019-01-0138165.e165.e3Superior vena cava syndrome early after pacemaker implantation in a patient with lung carcinoma: A case reportLiting Pan0Pengyong Yan1Daying Wang2Zongjun Liu3Department of Cardiology, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Cardiology, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Cardiology, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, ChinaCorresponding author.; Department of Cardiology, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, ChinaSuperior vena cava (SVC) syndrome is typically dramatic. Although the diagnosis is usually easy, elucidation of the etiology is difficult. We present a patient who developed SVC syndrome early after transvenous pacemaker implantation and who was subsequently diagnosed with lung carcinoma. The pathogenesis seems to be explained by a combination of two etiologies: lung carcinoma plus transvenous pacemaker implantation. We emphasize that common etiologies such as malignancy should be considered first when faced with SVC syndrome. Resumo: A síndrome da veia cava superior (VCS) é normalmente uma situação dramática. Embora o diagnóstico seja habitualmente fácil, todo o esclarecimento sobre esta etiologia é difícil. Apresentamos o caso de um doente que desenvolveu a síndrome da VCS logo após a implantação de um pacemaker em que o diagnóstico de carcinoma no pulmão foi estabelecido posteriormente. A patogénese parece ser explicada por uma combinação de duas etiologias patogénicas: o carcinoma do pulmão e a implantação de um pacemaker transvenoso. Destacamos que as etiologias comuns tais como a malignidade devem ser consideradas em primeiro lugar ao enfrentar a síndrome da VCS. Keywords: Superior vena cava syndrome, Lung neoplasms, Artificial pacemaker, Palavras-chave: Síndrome da veia cava superior, Neoplasia do pulmão, Pacemakerhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255116303511
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author Liting Pan
Pengyong Yan
Daying Wang
Zongjun Liu
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Pengyong Yan
Daying Wang
Zongjun Liu
Superior vena cava syndrome early after pacemaker implantation in a patient with lung carcinoma: A case report
Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
author_facet Liting Pan
Pengyong Yan
Daying Wang
Zongjun Liu
author_sort Liting Pan
title Superior vena cava syndrome early after pacemaker implantation in a patient with lung carcinoma: A case report
title_short Superior vena cava syndrome early after pacemaker implantation in a patient with lung carcinoma: A case report
title_full Superior vena cava syndrome early after pacemaker implantation in a patient with lung carcinoma: A case report
title_fullStr Superior vena cava syndrome early after pacemaker implantation in a patient with lung carcinoma: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Superior vena cava syndrome early after pacemaker implantation in a patient with lung carcinoma: A case report
title_sort superior vena cava syndrome early after pacemaker implantation in a patient with lung carcinoma: a case report
publisher Elsevier
series Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
issn 0870-2551
publishDate 2019-01-01
description Superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome is typically dramatic. Although the diagnosis is usually easy, elucidation of the etiology is difficult. We present a patient who developed SVC syndrome early after transvenous pacemaker implantation and who was subsequently diagnosed with lung carcinoma. The pathogenesis seems to be explained by a combination of two etiologies: lung carcinoma plus transvenous pacemaker implantation. We emphasize that common etiologies such as malignancy should be considered first when faced with SVC syndrome. Resumo: A síndrome da veia cava superior (VCS) é normalmente uma situação dramática. Embora o diagnóstico seja habitualmente fácil, todo o esclarecimento sobre esta etiologia é difícil. Apresentamos o caso de um doente que desenvolveu a síndrome da VCS logo após a implantação de um pacemaker em que o diagnóstico de carcinoma no pulmão foi estabelecido posteriormente. A patogénese parece ser explicada por uma combinação de duas etiologias patogénicas: o carcinoma do pulmão e a implantação de um pacemaker transvenoso. Destacamos que as etiologias comuns tais como a malignidade devem ser consideradas em primeiro lugar ao enfrentar a síndrome da VCS. Keywords: Superior vena cava syndrome, Lung neoplasms, Artificial pacemaker, Palavras-chave: Síndrome da veia cava superior, Neoplasia do pulmão, Pacemaker
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