Superior vena cava syndrome.
Indian J Pediatr
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2002 Apr; 69(4): 293-7
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-81463
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
In order to study the clinical profile of children presenting with superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS), case records of all children presenting with SVCS over a 10-year period were retrospectively analyzed.METHODS:
Twenty one children (20 males and 1 female) with a median age of 10.0 years (range 5.0 to 12.0 years) were detected to have an underlying hematological malignancy. T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia accounted for a major share (57%) in the underlying etiology; 33% of the subjects had non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma).RESULT:
No Patient required radiotherapy or urgent thoracotomy. Among survivors (n=11), who were alive and well at the time of writing this report, the median follow-up was 6.5 years, (range 0.5-9.6 years). T-cell ALL and lymphoblastic lymphoma are common underlying causes of SVCS in Indian children.CONCLUSION:
The value of diagnostic interventions performed under local anaesthesia and prebiopsy corticosteroids usage was found to be reassuring since long-term survival without disease is achievable.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Prognosis
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Biopsy
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Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
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Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Leukemia, Lymphoid
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Child
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Child, Preschool
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Pediatr
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
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