Gynecology & Obstetrics
Open Access
ISSN: 2161-0932
ISSN: 2161-0932
Marella Antonio Bugarin
St. Lukes Medical Center-Quezon City, Philippines
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Gynecol Obstet
Cervical cancer is the fourth most frequent cancer in women globally and is the 2nd most frequent cancer in women in the Philippines. Metastasis of cervical cancer to the lungs is rare (2-6%). Superior Vena Cava (SVC) syndrome is due to external compression and thrombosis of superior vena cava and is usually secondary to malignancies such as non-small cell lung cancer and Hodgkin lymphoma. It is rarely associated with cervical cancer with only few documented cases in medical literature. This paper presents a case of persistence of cervical cancer stage 3B post treatment initially presenting with cough and dyspnea and on further workup showed lung metastasis causing superior vena cava syndrome. Management of superior vena cava syndrome involves clinical diagnosis and identifying life threatening symptoms with radiotherapy as treatment of choice. SVC stenting could be used to provide rapid relief for patients with life threatening symptoms.
Marella Antonio Bugarin has obtained her Bachelor of Medicine in 2015 at St. Luke’s College of Medicine. She took the Physician Licensure exam and qualified in 2015. She is currently Resident of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at St. Luke’s Medical Center, Quezon City, Philippines.
E-mail: marella.bugarin@gmail.com