title: Thrombosis of the inferior vena cava by a testicular tumour.
abstract: We report on an unusual case of testicular tumour presenting as thrombosis of the inferior vena cava. The inferior vena cava thrombosis due to tumour invasion is a rare presentation of testicular tumour. After four cycles of chemotherapy, the tumour which invaded and obstructed the vena cava was replaced by scar tissue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Avicenna (Ibn-i Sina) Hospital of Medicine, Ankara University, Turkey.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Adsan
authors.forename: Y Z
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Müftüoglu
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Süzer
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bedük
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018236:Carcinoma, Embryonal / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior