Metastatic Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Presenting as Jugular Venous Thrombosis
Jugular venous thrombosis is unusual and is associated with central venous catheterisation, intravenous drug abuse and head and neck sepsis. It is rarely associated with malignancy. We report a case of metastatic carcinoma of unknown primary in a forty year old female which presented with jugular ve...
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| author | Prince Cheriyan Modayil Sathyan Panthakalam David C. Howlett |
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| description | Jugular venous thrombosis is unusual and is associated with central venous catheterisation, intravenous drug abuse and head and neck sepsis. It is rarely associated with malignancy. We report a case of metastatic carcinoma of unknown primary in a forty year old female which presented with jugular venous thrombosis. The discussion includes investigation and treatment options for this condition. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-41c74f8a32cb4f018379f31c122a79362025-02-03T06:06:13ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352009-01-01200910.1155/2009/938907938907Metastatic Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Presenting as Jugular Venous ThrombosisPrince Cheriyan Modayil0Sathyan Panthakalam1David C. Howlett2Department of Otorhinolaryngology, St George's Hospital, London SW17 0QT, UKDepartment of Medicine, Eastbourne DGH, East Sussex BN21 2UD, UKDepartment of Radiology, Eastbourne DGH, East Sussex BN21 2UD, UKJugular venous thrombosis is unusual and is associated with central venous catheterisation, intravenous drug abuse and head and neck sepsis. It is rarely associated with malignancy. We report a case of metastatic carcinoma of unknown primary in a forty year old female which presented with jugular venous thrombosis. The discussion includes investigation and treatment options for this condition.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/938907 |
| spellingShingle | Prince Cheriyan Modayil Sathyan Panthakalam David C. Howlett Metastatic Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Presenting as Jugular Venous Thrombosis Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Metastatic Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Presenting as Jugular Venous Thrombosis |
| title_full | Metastatic Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Presenting as Jugular Venous Thrombosis |
| title_fullStr | Metastatic Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Presenting as Jugular Venous Thrombosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Metastatic Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Presenting as Jugular Venous Thrombosis |
| title_short | Metastatic Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Presenting as Jugular Venous Thrombosis |
| title_sort | metastatic carcinoma of unknown primary presenting as jugular venous thrombosis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/938907 |
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