Metastatic Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Presenting as Jugular Venous Thrombosis

Jugular venous thrombosis is unusual and is associated with central venous catheterisation, intravenous drug abuse and head and neck sepsis. It is rarely associated with malignancy. We report a case of metastatic carcinoma of unknown primary in a forty year old female which presented with jugular ve...

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Autores principales: Modayil, Prince Cheriyan, Panthakalam, Sathyan, Howlett, David C.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2009
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2804116/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20069128
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/938907
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Sumario:Jugular venous thrombosis is unusual and is associated with central venous catheterisation, intravenous drug abuse and head and neck sepsis. It is rarely associated with malignancy. We report a case of metastatic carcinoma of unknown primary in a forty year old female which presented with jugular venous thrombosis. The discussion includes investigation and treatment options for this condition.

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