| Literature DB >> 15108086 |
Christophoros Kotoulas1, Christophoros Foroulis, Konstantinos Letsas, George Papamichalis, Achilles Lioulias.
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.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID： 15108086 DOI： 10.1007/s00595-003-2715-z
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Surg Today ISSN： 0941-1291 Impact factor: 2.549