Venous gangrene of the hand.
Thrombosis of the subclavian and axillary vein is a rare entity. Venous gangrene of the upper extremity is even more rare. A case of a 71-year-old man with poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma who developed venous gangrene of the right hand has been presented.
D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D001367:Axillary Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005734:Gangrene; D006225:Hand / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013350:Subclavian Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*