J Korean Radiol Soc.  1999 Jul;41(1):79-82. 10.3348/jkrs.1999.41.1.79.

Right to Left Shunt as a Collateral Circulation in a Patient with Superior Vena Cava Syndrome: A Case Report

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  • 1Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Hanyang University, College of Medicine, Korea. scjeon@email.hanyang.ac.kr

Abstract

In patients with superior vena cava syndrome, the form of the collateral circulatory system whichcommuni-cates with the inferior vena cava via various systemic veins usually varics. We found an instance ofunusual collateral circulation : direct communication between the systemic and pulmonary vein in a woman withsuperior vena cava syndrome caused by metastatic lymph node enlargement. In this report, we describe the CT andradionuclide venographic findings.

Keyword

Venae cavae, stenosis or obstruction; Venae cavae, CT; Venography, radionuclide

MeSH Terms

Collateral Circulation*
Female
Humans
Lymph Nodes
Pulmonary Veins
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome*
Veins
Vena Cava, Inferior
Vena Cava, Superior*
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