Figure 3From: Venous obstruction of thyroid malignancy origin: the Antoine Lacassagne Institute experienceCase 8 – US scan of early IJV tumor involvement. (A) Longitudinal US scan of the IJV: Note the venous (blue) and arterial (red) vascularization of a tiny tumor thrombus into the IJV lumen. C: Carotid artery; J: Internal Jugular vein. (B) Axial horizontal US scan of the right jugulo-carotid vessels: Note the tumor thrombus invading laterally the IJV via the middle thyroid vein. C: Carotid artery; J: Internal Jugular vein.Back to article page