Case report: Non-thrombotic iliac vein lesion: an unusual cause of unilateral leg swelling in a patient with endometrial carcinoma
81-year-old female presented with subacute right lower extremity edema due to iliac vein compression by a markedly enlarged external iliac lymph node later identified as newly relapsed metastatic endometrial carcinoma. The patient underwent a full evaluation of the iliac vein lesion and cancer and h...
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| author | Jan Zeman Ritika Kompella JuYong Lee JuYong Lee Agnes S. Kim Agnes S. Kim |
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| description | 81-year-old female presented with subacute right lower extremity edema due to iliac vein compression by a markedly enlarged external iliac lymph node later identified as newly relapsed metastatic endometrial carcinoma. The patient underwent a full evaluation of the iliac vein lesion and cancer and had an intravenous stent placed with complete resolution of symptoms post-procedure. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-366fdb4a2f1e4fdaa7adfc93f8edfbc02023-05-02T04:56:04ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine2297-055X2023-05-011010.3389/fcvm.2023.11158701115870Case report: Non-thrombotic iliac vein lesion: an unusual cause of unilateral leg swelling in a patient with endometrial carcinomaJan Zeman0Ritika Kompella1JuYong Lee2JuYong Lee3Agnes S. Kim4Agnes S. Kim5Department of Internal Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, United StatesDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, United StatesDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, United StatesCalhoun Cardiology Center, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, United StatesDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, United StatesCalhoun Cardiology Center, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, United States81-year-old female presented with subacute right lower extremity edema due to iliac vein compression by a markedly enlarged external iliac lymph node later identified as newly relapsed metastatic endometrial carcinoma. The patient underwent a full evaluation of the iliac vein lesion and cancer and had an intravenous stent placed with complete resolution of symptoms post-procedure.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1115870/fullperipheral edemacancerimagingvascular diseaseintravascular ultrasonography (IVUS) |
| spellingShingle | Jan Zeman Ritika Kompella JuYong Lee JuYong Lee Agnes S. Kim Agnes S. Kim Case report: Non-thrombotic iliac vein lesion: an unusual cause of unilateral leg swelling in a patient with endometrial carcinoma Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine peripheral edema cancer imaging vascular disease intravascular ultrasonography (IVUS) |
| title | Case report: Non-thrombotic iliac vein lesion: an unusual cause of unilateral leg swelling in a patient with endometrial carcinoma |
| title_full | Case report: Non-thrombotic iliac vein lesion: an unusual cause of unilateral leg swelling in a patient with endometrial carcinoma |
| title_fullStr | Case report: Non-thrombotic iliac vein lesion: an unusual cause of unilateral leg swelling in a patient with endometrial carcinoma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Case report: Non-thrombotic iliac vein lesion: an unusual cause of unilateral leg swelling in a patient with endometrial carcinoma |
| title_short | Case report: Non-thrombotic iliac vein lesion: an unusual cause of unilateral leg swelling in a patient with endometrial carcinoma |
| title_sort | case report non thrombotic iliac vein lesion an unusual cause of unilateral leg swelling in a patient with endometrial carcinoma |
| topic | peripheral edema cancer imaging vascular disease intravascular ultrasonography (IVUS) |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1115870/full |
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