Interventional stenting is now a well-established treatment for superior vena cava syndrome. Compared to radiotherapy or chemotherapy, stenting provides rapid relief of venous obstruction and is less invasive and has…
The choice of vein for infusion should be made by avoiding the upper limb veins, especially the right upper limb vein because of slow blood flow, even thrombosis and phlebitis…
Radiotherapy is effective in most cases of superior vena cava syndrome due to malignancy, providing relief in 70%-90% of patients. Even in non-small cell lung cancer or other tumours that…