The differential diagnoses of SVC syndrome include cardiac tamponade and right ventricular dysfunction. Dedicated cardiac imaging with echocardiography can distinguish between these diagnoses.

The IVC goes from the diaphragm into the right side of the heart, beneath the entrance of the superior vena cava. A few veins merge and drain into the IVC before it makes its way up to the heart ...

Elective computed tomography in an 85-year-old man (Figure a; mixed arterial/venous contrast phase) revealed an absent right superior vena cava (SVC; asterisk) and an isolated persistent left SVC ...

On the left side, the esophagus and aorta are identified and dissected. On the right side, the superior vena cava is dissected away from the tissue and tumor being removed. The dissection then ...