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Thoracic Actinomycosis as a Cause of Superior Vena Cava Syndrome: Report of a Case |
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| Authors: | Christophoros Kotoulas Christophoros Foroulis Konstantinos Letsas George Papamichalis Achilles Lioulias |
| Affiliation: | (1) Thoracic Surgery Department, 401 General Military Hospital, Athens, Greece;(2) Second Thoracic Surgery Department, Chest Diseases Hospital, Athens, Greece;(3) Department of Pathology, Chest Diseases Hospital, Athens, Greece;(4) 70c Bakoyanni str, Vrilissia, GR-152 35 Athens, Greece |
| Abstract: | We report an unusual case of superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) caused by thoracic actinomycosis in a 35-year-old man. The patient presented with a mediastinal mass and the diagnosis was confirmed by a right exploratory thoracotomy. Treatment with penicillin for a 15-month period resulted in a reduction in the size of the mediastinal mass and improvement of his clinical symptoms. |
| Keywords: | Thoracic actinomycosis Superior vena cava syndrome Thoracotomy |
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