<prompt> Emergency radiotherapy is given inSuperior vena cava syndromePericardial temponadeIncreased ICPSpinal cord compression  <response>: Note the swelling of his face first thing in the morning left and its resolution after being upright all day right. Specialty. Pulmonology.Superior vena cava syndrome SVCS, is a group of symptoms caused by obstruction of the superior vena cavaa short, wide vessel carrying circulating blood into the heart. 