Table 1: Common etiologies of superior vena cava syndrome.
|
Malignant (>85%) |
BENIGN (3% to 15%) |
|
Lung cancer |
Indwelling catheters |
|
Lymphoma |
Thymoma |
|
Breast Cancer |
Cystic Hygroma |
|
|
Tuberculosis |
|
|
Histoplasmosis |
|
|
Thyroid goiter |
|
|
Aortic aneurysm |