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[Superior vena cava syndrome and internal mammary nodes in breast cancer: two cases]
Mongi Maalej1, Mehdi Afrit, Walid Gargouri
1Universite Tunis, El Manar, Tunisie.
Background:
The association of superior vena cava syndrome with involvement of the internal mammary lymph nodes in breast cancer has not been reported in the literature.
Aim:
To report two cases of association of superior vena cava with involvement of the internal mammary lymph nodes in breast cancer.
Cases Report:
We report two observations in two patients 45 and 52 years with breast cancer classified T4N2M0 and T3N2M0 treated. Both patients had clinical features compatible with the diagnosis of superior vena cava confirmed by the initial clinical appearance (observation 1) and after treatment (observation 2) to the CT scan.
Conclusion:
The combination of superior vena cava with the achievement of the internal mammary chain in breast cancer worse prognosis.
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