Cephalic vein thrombosis

Echocardiography. 2017 Aug;34(8):1234-1235. doi: 10.1111/echo.13618. Epub 2017 Jul 2.

Abstract

An 83-year-old male patient presented to the outpatient clinic with complaint of swelling at right antecubital area. Ultrasonographic examination of the right upper extremity revealed a mass lesion within the right cephalic vein, which was consistent with thrombus. A computed tomography (CT) venography showed contrast enhancement in cephalic vein at distal arm and an aneurysmatic thrombus area displaying regular borders with a size of 28*30 mm; there was no contrast enhancement at more proximal levels at the cephalic vein.

Keywords: computed tomography; thrombus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Humans
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Male
  • Phlebography
  • Thrombectomy / methods*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Upper Extremity / blood supply*
  • Venous Thrombosis / diagnosis*
  • Venous Thrombosis / surgery