Table 1 General information of patients
Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 57 ± 12.3 (29–80) |
Sex | |
Male | 25 |
Female | 7 |
Causes of SVC syndrome | |
Lung cancer | 21 |
Esophageal cancer | 5 |
Lymphoma | 3 |
Mediastinal metastases | 1 |
Thymoma | 2 |
Stenosis | |
Superior vena cava stenosis | 19 |
Superior vena cava occlusion | 6 |
Superior vena cava + brachiocephalic vein stenosis | 7 |
Preoperative ECOG score | |
0 | 3 |
1 | 7 |
2 | 19 |
3 | 3 |
4 | 0 |
5 | 0 |