Unilateral breast enlargement secondary to right brachiocephalic vein occlusion.
We describe a 56-year-old woman who received dialysis through a right jugular catheter and developed a progressive right breast enlargement 1 year after arteriovenous graft shunt construction in the right forearm. Arm edema was not observed. A fistulography showed retrograde long thoracic and lateral thoracic veins flow secondary to a right brachiocephalic vein occlusion. Breast enlargement disappeared completely 2 weeks after a transfemoral balloon angioplasty and stent placement.
Pacheco
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Departments of Surgery and Radiology, Hospital General Universitario "Gregorio Marañón," Madrid, Spain.
Polo
J R
JR
López-Baena
J A
JA
Vega
D
D
Echenagusia
A
A
Ferreras
I
I
D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D016121:Brachiocephalic Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography