Emergency radiotherapy is given in: (A) Superior vena cava syndrome, (B) Pericardial temponade, (C) Increased ICP, (D) Spinal cord compression
Answer is A. Note the swelling of his face first thing in the morning (left) and its resolution after being upright all day (right). Specialty. Pulmonology.
Superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS), is a group of symptoms caused by obstruction of the superior vena cava
(a short, wide vessel carrying circulating blood into the heart).