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From: Venous obstruction of thyroid malignancy origin: the Antoine Lacassagne Institute experience

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Case 2 – (A) Thorax axial single slice-CT in an anaplastic thyroid carcinoma patient invading the SVC and right atrium. CT scan showed giant tumor mass extending into the right atrium (35 mm). Tumor thrombus originated in the neck. (B) Neck tumor biopsied under real-time US guidance. Carotid artery (CD) and internal jugular vein (JI) were compressed at the upper border of the tumor. Subclavian vein Doppler assessment depicted damping waveforms in both SCV (right and left), thus indicating a high probability of SVC obstruction [5].

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