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- Christophoros Kotoulas, Christophoros Foroulis, Konstantinos Letsas, George Papamichalis, and Achilles Lioulias.
- Thoracic Surgery Department, 401 General Military Hospital, Athens, Greece.
- Surg. Today. 2004 Jan 1; 34 (5): 447-9.
AbstractWe 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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