title: Inferior vena cava obstruction due to cecum adenocarcinoma.
abstract: In this paper, we report the radiologic findings of cecal adenocarcinoma with caval invasion in a 60-year-old man. Caval invasion was confirmed by ultrasonographically guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy and by surgery. To our knowledge, this is the first case report demonstrating malignant caval thrombus due to colon cancer. In addition, we suggest that fine-needle aspiration biopsy may be helpful for prompt diagnosis and treatment in such a case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Kayseri, Turkey. oikarahan@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Okkes Ibrahim
authors.initials: OI
authors.lastname: Karahan
authors.forename: Guven
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kahriman
authors.forename: Isin
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Soyuer
authors.forename: Nuri
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Erdogan
authors.forename: Alper Celal
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Akcan
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle / Q000379:methods*; D002430:Cecal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*