An Unusual Cause of Superior Vena Cava Compression: Delayed Mediastinal Migration of Hyaluronic Acid Breast Fillers
Ng Boon Hau, Low Hsueh Jing, Nik Nuratiqah Nik Abeed, Nor Safiqah Sharil, Nurul Aisyah Abd Rahman, Rose Azzlinda Osman, Nur Yazmin Yaacob, Mohd Ramzisham Abdul Rahman, Andrea Ban Yu‐Lin · 2026
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Ng Boon Hau and eight co-authors trace a woman's vena cava compression to breast filler that had wandered, in a 2026 case report. Injectable fillers are sold as gentle alternatives to implants, but delayed migration is increasingly reported. The woman, in her fifties, developed facial puffiness and swollen chest veins. Scans elsewhere had found enlarged chest lymph nodes squeezing the superior vena cava, the great vein draining the head and arms.
A surgical biopsy showed chronic inflammation, and careful history-taking finally surfaced her earlier hyaluronic acid breast fillers. Later scans showed the nodes growing, with features suggesting migrated filler. The case warns that cosmetic history belongs in the workup of unexplained chest compression.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ng Boon Hau, Low Hsueh Jing, Nik Nuratiqah Nik Abeed, Nor Safiqah Sharil, Nurul Aisyah Abd Rahman, Rose Azzlinda Osman, Nur Yazmin Yaacob, Mohd Ramzisham Abdul Rahman, Andrea Ban Yu‐Lin |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 16 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |