# OnCo record superior-vena-cava-obstruction (term). Data CC BY-NC 4.0, attribute "Data from OnCo (onco.cc)". Whole corpus: https://onco.cc/api/v1/onco.nt
@prefix schema: <https://schema.org/> .
@prefix onco: <https://onco.cc/ns#> .
@prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> .

<https://onco.cc/terms/superior-vena-cava-obstruction/>
  a schema:DefinedTerm ;
  onco:kind "term" ;
  schema:identifier "superior-vena-cava-obstruction" ;
  schema:name "Superior vena cava obstruction"@en ;
  schema:alternateName "superior vena cava syndrome"@en, "SVC obstruction"@en, "SVCO"@en, "SVC syndrome"@en ;
  schema:description "A tumour or clot blocks the large vein that returns blood from the head and arms to the heart, so the face, neck and arms swell and the veins on the chest stand out. It is frightening and looks urgent, but it is usually treatable and rarely an immediate emergency."@en ;
  schema:url <https://onco.cc/terms/superior-vena-cava-obstruction/> ;
  schema:dateModified "2026-09-25"^^xsd:date ;
  schema:sameAs <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_vena_cava_syndrome> ;
  schema:citation <https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng122/chapter/Palliative-interventions-and-supportive-and-palliative-care> ;
  onco:tag "lung" ;
  onco:cancers <https://onco.cc/cancers/lung-cancer/>, <https://onco.cc/cancers/sclc/>, <https://onco.cc/cancers/nsclc/>, <https://onco.cc/cancers/dlbcl/>, <https://onco.cc/cancers/thymic-epithelial/> ;
  onco:terms <https://onco.cc/terms/mediastinum/>, <https://onco.cc/terms/performance-status/>, <https://onco.cc/terms/mediastinal-lymph-node-stations/>, <https://onco.cc/terms/pancoast-tumour/> .