Open AccessSubclavian vein thrombosis: an unusual presentation of renal cell carcinoma
Author(s) -
Aisha Hameed,
Ajay Pahuja,
Ali Thwaini,
Thiagarajan Nambirajan
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
canadian urological association journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.477
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1920-1214
pISSN - 1911-6470
DOI - 10.5489/cuaj.615
Subject(s) - medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , subclavian vein , thrombosis , radiology , malignancy , renal cell carcinoma , etiology , pelvis , abdomen , renal vein , differential diagnosis , venous thrombosis , surgery , pathology , catheter , kidney
Subclavian vein thrombosis is an uncommon clinical conditionwhich is often associated with venous catheterization or secondaryto excessive effort. We present a 54-year-old female with subclavianvein thrombosis as a first presentation of renal cell carcinoma.Although this is an unusual presentation, malignancy should beconsidered in the differential diagnosis. Hypercoagulability as partof a paraneoplastic syndrome was considered a possible etiology.In patients with otherwise unexplained subclavian vein thrombosis,full systemic examination and radiological evaluation of the abdomen,retroperitoneum and pelvis should be pursued. A review ofthe literature relevant to this unusual case is provided.