Superior vena cava syndrome ; Superior vena cava syndrome ; Intraluminal tumor thrombus ; Papillary thyroid carcinoma ; self-expandable stent
Abstract
Papillary thyroid carcinoma is rarely associated with macroscopic vascular invasion or tumor thrombosis. Especially, superior vena cava syndrome(SVCS) resulted from tumor thrombosis of papillary thyroid carcinoma is extremely rare. We present herein a case of SVCS caused by tumor thrombosis from papillary thyroid carcinoma which was successfully solved by intravascular placement of self-expandable stent in 74-year-old woman.