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Thoracic Actinomycosis as a Cause of Superior Vena Cava Syndrome: Report of a Case

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We report an unusual case of superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) caused by thoracic actinomycosis in a 35-year-old man. The patient presented with a mediastinal mass and the diagnosis was confirmed by a right exploratory thoracotomy. Treatment with penicillin for a 15-month period resulted in a reduction in the size of the mediastinal mass and improvement of his clinical symptoms.

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  1. Thoracic Surgery Department, 401 General Military Hospital, Athens, Greece

    Christophoros Kotoulas & Konstantinos Letsas

  2. Second Thoracic Surgery Department, Chest Diseases Hospital, Athens, Greece

    Christophoros Foroulis & Achilles Lioulias

  3. Department of Pathology, Chest Diseases Hospital, Athens, Greece

    George Papamichalis

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Kotoulas, C., Foroulis, C., Letsas, K. et al. Thoracic Actinomycosis as a Cause of Superior Vena Cava Syndrome: Report of a Case. Surg Today 34, 447–449 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-003-2715-z

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