Journal article
Superior vena caval obstruction syndrome in small cell lung cancer
Abstract
In a series of 643 patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC), 55 patients (8.6%) had signs or symptoms of superior vena caval obstruction syndrome (SVCO). Relatively long intervals from the onset of the first symptoms of SVCO to the start of therapy were observed, and invasive diagnostic procedures were safely performed in most patients. The pretreatment characteristics of patients with SVCO were not significantly different from those of …
Authors
Sculier JP; Evans WK; Feld R; Deboer G; Payne DG; Shepherd FA; Pringle JF; Yeoh JL; Quirt IC; Curtis JE
Journal
Cancer, Vol. 57, No. 4, pp. 847–851
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
February 15, 1986
DOI
10.1002/1097-0142(19860215)57:4<847::aid-cncr2820570427>3.0.co;2-h
ISSN
1097-0142