raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:652668

Primary superior vena cava aneurysm

Synonyms: SVCA

Type
Malformation syndrome
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Not applicable
Status
active

A rare primary vascular anomaly characterized by mostly fusiform, rarely saccular aneurysm of the superior vena cava. Patients can be asymptomatic or manifest mostly with dyspnea, chest pain, pain in the retrosternal region, hypotension, acute upper or lower respiratory tract infection symptoms and left arm paresthesias. It is usually incidentally detected due to the presence of mediastinal shadow in X-ray.

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Names in Orphadata languages

10 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enPrimary superior vena cava aneurysmSVCA
frAnévrisme primitif de la veine cave supérieureAnévrisme de la VCS
dePrimäres Aneurysma der Vena cava superiorPrimäres Aneurysma der oberen Hohlvene
esAneurisma primario de la vena cava superior= en
itAneurisma primitivo della vena cava superiore= en
nlPrimair aneurysma van vena cava superiorPrimair aneurysma van bovenste holle ader · SVCA
ptAneurisma primário de veia cava superior= en
plPierwotny tętniak żyły głównej górnej= en
csPrimární aneuryzma vena cava superior= en
ukПервинна аневризма верхньої порожнистої вени= en

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10Q26.8NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0958097Evalidated
MONDO958097Evalidated
UMLSC5925121Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

0 records

No prevalence record in this release.

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HPO phenotypes

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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