title: Subclavian vein compression in anaplastic carcinoma of the thyroid.
abstract: Anaplastic thyroid cancer is a condition with a dismal prognosis in most cases. We present a case of subclavian vein compression in a case of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma treated with subclavian venous stenting. Subclavian vein compression is a recognized complication in disseminated carcinomatosis particularly in carcinoma of the breast and bronchus. It has never been described in anaplastic thyroid carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hull Royal Infirmary, UK. sibi@hotmail.com
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
authors.forename: R J A
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: England
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Ettles
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013350:Subclavian Vein; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*