Is SVC syndrome a medical emergency?
Is a biopsy needed? Do you consider treatment palliative or curative?
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Radiation Oncology · Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network
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It is usually not an emergency but rather a medical urgency and all effort should be made to get a tissue diagnosis before treatment. The goal of treatment could be curative or palliative based on the histology, stage of disease, and performance status of patient
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