Weekly Case

Title : Case 897

Age / Sex : 76 / F


Chief complaint : radiating pain, lower extremities

What is(are) the abnormal finding(s)?


What is your diagnosis?

Two weeks later, you can see the final diagonosis with a brief discussion of this case (Please submit only one answer)

Courtesy : 김효진 (Kim, Hyo Jin), 보라매병원 (SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center)


Diagnosis:

IVC thrombus, IVC thrombosis, or IVC obstruction



Discussion


Findings
Loss of normal signal void in the IVC, distended IVC, engorged epidural veins and engorged ascending lumbar veins (engorged collateral channels) suggesting IVC thrombus (tumoral thrombus)

References
Epidural Venous Plexus Engorgement: What Lies Beneath? (doi: 10.1155/2015/965106)



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