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A case study of a 18-year-old woman was referred to our hospital for exertional dyspnea and back pain with Chest computed tomographic imaging showed massive bilateral effusions and osteolytic lesions in the right ribs. Topics include Chest magnetic resonance imaging revealed high-intensity lesions in the right ribs and vertebrae, invading the right pleura and chest wall; and Transnodal lymphangiography revealed no leakage from the thoracic duct but an unenhanced computed tomographic scan.

Interposition with a vascular prosthesis or patch closure using autologous pericardiumhas been applied for superior vena cava (SVC) reconstruction during surgery for thoracic malignancies such as thymic epithelial tumors or lymphadenopathy that invade the SVC. We herein report a novel and simple method for repair of the SVC using a left brachiocephalic vein flap. This procedure is useful to repair the anterior wall of the distal portion of the SVC, which is a common site of invasion of thoracic malignancies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]