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- Title
Unlikely cause of primary upper limb venous thrombosis.
- Authors
Chen, Christopher; Baker, Luke
- Abstract
Summary: Primary upper limb venous thrombosis is a rare disease usually caused by external compression of the proximal deep upper limb veins from aberrant musculoskeletal anatomy such as cervical ribs, abnormal tendon insertions and hypertrophy of the anterior scalene or subclavius muscles. We present an unusual case of primary upper limb thrombosis caused by compression of the brachiocephalic vein from a sternoclavicular ganglion cyst. This case illustrates the importance of considering a wide differential when searching for a cause of primary upper limb venous thrombosis.
- Subjects
VENOUS thrombosis; BRACHIOCEPHALIC veins; RIB cage; STERNOCLAVICULAR joint
- Publication
Journal of Medical Imaging & Radiation Oncology, 2022, Vol 66, Issue 8, p1087
- ISSN
1754-9477
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/1754-9485.13483