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Case Reports
. 2015 Sep 22;187(13):990-993.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.140400. Epub 2014 Nov 3.

Spontaneous deep vein thrombosis in the upper extremity of a 45-year-old woman

Corey M Stein  1 , Anne McLeod  1 , Luke A Devine  2
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Case Reports

Spontaneous deep vein thrombosis in the upper extremity of a 45-year-old woman

Corey M Stein et al. CMAJ. .
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Figure 1:
Figure 1:
Venogram in a 45-year-old woman with acute-onset swelling of her left upper extremity, showing deep vein thrombosis involving the subclavian vein (arrow), with extension to the axillary and brachiocephalic veins.
Figure 2:
Figure 2:
Venograms after thrombolysis and angioplasty of the left upper extremity, showing (A) mild stenosis of the subclavian vein (arrow) in the neutral position and (B) complete occlusion of the vein (arrow) from compression at the costaclavicular junction with the upper extremity abducted to 120 degrees.
Figure 3:
Figure 3:
Venogram 1 month after resection of the first rib on the left side, showing a widely patent subclavian vein with the upper extremity abducted to 120 degrees.
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