Case report: Non-thrombotic iliac vein lesion: an unusual cause of unilateral leg swelling in a patient with endometrial carcinoma

Jan Zeman; Ritika Kompella; JuYong Lee; Agnes S Kim

doi:10.3389/fcvm.2023.1115870

Case report: Non-thrombotic iliac vein lesion: an unusual cause of unilateral leg swelling in a patient with endometrial carcinoma

Front Cardiovasc Med. 2023 May 2:10:1115870. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1115870. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Jan Zeman¹, Ritika Kompella¹, JuYong Lee^{1

2}, Agnes S Kim^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, United States.
² Calhoun Cardiology Center, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, United States.

Abstract

81-year-old female presented with subacute right lower extremity edema due to iliac vein compression by a markedly enlarged external iliac lymph node later identified as newly relapsed metastatic endometrial carcinoma. The patient underwent a full evaluation of the iliac vein lesion and cancer and had an intravenous stent placed with complete resolution of symptoms post-procedure.

Keywords: cancer; imaging; intravascular ultrasonography (IVUS); peripheral edema; vascular disease.

Publication types

Case Reports

Grants and funding

The article publishing charge has been funded by the Letts O'Brien Fund for Breast Cancer Research.