# OnCo record svc-obstruction (protocol). 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/protocols/svc-obstruction/>
  a schema:MedicalGuideline ;
  onco:kind "protocol" ;
  schema:identifier "svc-obstruction" ;
  schema:name "Superior vena cava obstruction in cancer: recognition, imaging, stenting and treatment of the cause"@en ;
  schema:alternateName "SVCO"@en, "SVC syndrome"@en, "superior vena cava syndrome"@en, "malignant SVC obstruction"@en, "SVC stent"@en ;
  schema:description "A cancer in the chest, most often lung cancer or lymphoma, can squeeze the large vein that brings blood back from the head and arms. The face, neck and arms swell, and breathing can become difficult: this needs urgent hospital assessment the same day. A CT scan confirms it; a small metal tube (stent) in the vein can relieve symptoms within days, and chemotherapy or radiotherapy treats the cancer."@en ;
  schema:url <https://onco.cc/protocols/svc-obstruction/> ;
  schema:dateModified "2026-11-11"^^xsd:date ;
  onco:tag "protocol", "acute-oncology", "oncological-emergency" ;
  onco:related <https://onco.cc/protocols/metastatic-spinal-cord-compression-emergency/> ;
  onco:cancers <https://onco.cc/cancers/nsclc/>, <https://onco.cc/cancers/sclc/>, <https://onco.cc/cancers/non-hodgkin-lymphoma/> ;
  onco:technologies <https://onco.cc/technologies/ct/>, <https://onco.cc/technologies/palliative-radiotherapy/> ;
  onco:drugs <https://onco.cc/drugs/dexamethasone/> ;
  onco:institutions <https://onco.cc/institutions/nice/> ;
  onco:terms <https://onco.cc/terms/superior-vena-cava-obstruction/> .