Gray-scale and color Doppler findings in bilateral internal jugular vein thrombosis caused by anaplastic carcinoma of the thyroid

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 111-115

  Panzironi, Giuseppe ^a,c   Rainaldi, Roberto ^b   Ricci, Francesca ^a   Casale, Alessandra ^a   De Vargas Macciucca, Marina ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAN FILIPPO NERI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anaplastic; Internal jugular vein; Neck; Thrombosis; Thyroid cancer; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAPLASTIC CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; CANCER INFILTRATION; CASE REPORT; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRAY SCALE ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN SYNDROME; THYROID CARCINOMA; VEIN DILATATION; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

AGED; CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUGULAR VEINS; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; THYROID NEOPLASMS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 12244273725     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.10132     Document Type: Article

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