Year: 2026
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: A 16-year-old boy presented with right cervical lymphadenopathy, facial redness, venous distention in the supine position, dizziness, shoulder pain and chest wall telangiectatic changes compatible with superior vena cava syndrome.Chest computed tomography (CT) showed a bulky anterior mediastinal mass compressing the airway and great vessels, with pleural and pericardial effusions (Figure 1a ).Blood work showed hyperuricemia and hyperleukocytosis, with peripheral blood flow cytometry showing T-lymphoblasts.He was therefore diagnosed with T-cell
Source: eJHaem
DOI: 10.1002/jha2.70397
Authors: Fahad Alsayed, Ailish Coblentz, Oussama Abla
Institutions: University of Toronto, Hospital for Sick Children
Language: English
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,860
OpenAlex ID: W7214076102