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Subclavian vein compression in anaplastic carcinoma of the thyroid

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

S. I. Ibrahim
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull, UK.
R. J. A. England
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull, UK.
D. F. Ettles
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull, UK.
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Abstract

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Anaplastic thyroid cancer is a condition with a dismal prognosis in most cases. We present a case of subclavian vein compression in a case of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma treated with subclavian venous stenting. Subclavian vein compression is a recognized complication in disseminated carcinomatosis particularly in carcinoma of the breast and bronchus. It has never been described in anaplastic thyroid carcinoma.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2002