Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Mass Causing Superior Vena Cava Syndrome and Disappeared Completely with Low-dose Steroid: Case Report

Journal Title: Journal of Ankara University Faculty of Medicine - Year 2020, Vol 73, Issue 2

Abstract

Superior vena cava syndrome is a rare oncologic emergency in children. Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is the most common tumor and the most common subtype is T-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Steroids, chemotherapy and radiotherapy are used for treatment. In this article, a case of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma causing superior vena cava syndrome and completely regressed with two doses of steroid is presented.

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Halil Aslan, Doğan Köse

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  • EP ID EP684829
  • DOI 10.4274/atfm.galenos.2020.81894
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Halil Aslan, Doğan Köse (2020). Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Mass Causing Superior Vena Cava Syndrome and Disappeared Completely with Low-dose Steroid: Case Report. Journal of Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, 73(2), -. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-684829