Superior Vena Cava Syndrome: A Presenting Feature of Mediastinal Germ Cell Tumor

Superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) is rare in children. NonHodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL) is the most common cause of SVCS in children. This report an adolescent male who presented with SVCS due to mixed germ cell tumor (GCT) of the anterior mediastinum with predominant yolk cell component. Such etiology of SVCS is rarely reported.