title: Unilateral breast enlargement secondary to right brachiocephalic vein occlusion.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Surgery and Radiology, Hospital General Universitario "Gregorio Marañón," Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pacheco
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Polo
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: López-Baena
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vega
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Echenagusia
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ferreras
mesh_terms: 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