The azygos vein continues upward on the right side and arches anteriorly to enter the superior vena cava, crossing the right-main-stem bronchus in its course. Figure 4 ...

Superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) is when something -- usually a cancerous tumor -- blocks or pinches the superior vena cava, a major vein that carries blood from your chest, neck, and head to ...

The superior vena cava is one of the primary veins within our bodies. It transports blood from our arms, chest, neck, and head to our hearts. In superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS), this vein has ...

When the superior vena cava is obstructed, blood flows through a collateral vascular network to the lower body and the inferior vena cava or the azygos vein.

Superior vena cava syndrome occurs when a major vein that can become blocked either with a blood clot or a cancerous tumour. In this MNT Knowledge Center article, learn about superior vena cava ...

You have two venae cavae: the superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava. Together, these large veins carry deoxygenated (with the oxygen removed) blood from all over the body to the right ...

Instead, marked dilation of veins or venules (often in vertical parallel clusters on the chest above the level of the heart) may be an early cutaneous finding of superior vena cava syndrome, as ...

It is the lower, or inferior, part of the vena cava—a large vein also made up of the superior vena cava that carries blood from the head, neck, arms, and chest in the upper body to the heart.

A case study of a patient who developed superior vena cava syndrome following radiofrequency ablation of the sinoatrial and atrioventricular nodes, and pacemaker implantation. News & Perspective ...