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Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Mass Causing Superior Vena Cava Syndrome and Disappeared Completely with Low-dose Steroid: Case Report
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VOLUME: 73 ISSUE: 2
P: 187-189
August 2020

Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Mass Causing Superior Vena Cava Syndrome and Disappeared Completely with Low-dose Steroid: Case Report

J Ankara Univ Fac Med 2020;73(2):187-189
DOI: 10.4274/atfm.galenos.2020.81894
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Doğan Köse 2
1. Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Şanlıurfa, Türkiye
2. Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Çocuk Hematoloji ve Onkoloji Bilim Dalı, Şanlıurfa, Türkiye
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Received Date: 18.10.2019
Accepted Date: 08.04.2020
Publish Date: 21.07.2020
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ABSTRACT

Superior vena cava syndrome is a rare oncologic emergency in children. Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is the most common tumor and the most common subtype is T-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Steroids, chemotherapy and radiotherapy are used for treatment.

In this article, a case of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma causing superior vena cava syndrome and completely regressed with two doses of steroid is presented.

Keywords: Superior vena cava syndrome, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Steroid

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