Iatrogenic superior vena cava syndrome. A new entity.

Bertrand M, Presant C A, Klein L, Scott E

Cancer. 1984 Jul 15;54(2):376-8. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19840715)54:2<376::aid-cncr2820540235>3.0.co;2-r.

Four patients with cancer developed superior vena cava syndrome following placement of a central venous catheter (Broviac or Hickman catheter) without evidence of mediastinal tumoral involvement. Diagnostic and therapeutic considerations are discussed.