Superior vena cava syndrome and pulmonary adenocarcinoma

Vol. 60 No. 4, 2019

ROMANIAN JOURNAL of MORPHOLOGY and EMBRYOLOGY

Vitorino Modesto dos Santos, Sandro Jose Martins, Mariely Fernanda Silva Helbigen, Victor Eduardo de Almeida e Franca, Renata Atahyde de Casasanta, Eslei Judson Lisboa Leitao

We report a large-cell adenocarcinoma of the lung in a tobacco smoker with classical superior vena cava syndrome and digital clubbing. Computed tomography and nuclear magnetic resonance revealed the involvement of the vena cava and metastases in the left adrenal gland and central nervous system. Biopsy samples of the mass yielded the diagnosis. The patient underwent a schedule of palliative chemotherapy and brain radiotherapy.

Corresponding author: Vitorino Modesto dos Santos, Professor, MD, PhD; e-mail: vitorinomodesto@gmail.com

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