Compression of the Superior Vena Cava by a Mediastinal Lipoma

AUTOR(ES)

Del Campo, Carlos

RESUMO

Lipomas are rarely found in the mediastinum. Although they may reach large proportions, they rarely compress vascular structures. We present a case in which a lipoma produced superior vena cava syndrome. Urgent surgical decompression was required.

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