A 55-year-old man comes to the physician’s office because of a headache and a feeling of fullness in his head and neck. Exam shows dilated chest vessels and plethora that is worse when the patient lies down. X-rays of the chest show a right upper lobe mass and a widened mediastinum. The most likely cause of the patient’s symptoms is compression of which of the following structures?
A) External jugular vein B) Hemiazygous vein C) Inferior vena cava D) Internal jugular vein E) Right lymphatic duct F) Right mainstem bronchus G) Subclavian vein H) Superior vena cava
LG Forum Newbie
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07/24/08 - 11:22 AM
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H
ieltsforall Forum Junior
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09/19/08 - 07:29 PM
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YES H .SUPERIR VENA CAVA OBSTRUCTION ___________________ ieltsforall
spinal shock Forum Senior
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09/22/08 - 12:34 PM
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superior vena cava ___________________ we expect others wishes, we dont miss something that we dont expect to have
drdiab Forum Newbie
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09/29/08 - 07:24 PM
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SCV
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10/01/08 - 10:10 PM
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s. scenario known as svc syndrome usually caused by upperlobe lung tumor knw as pancoast tumor.
