TURKISH JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY 1999 , Vol 14 , Num 4
A CASE OF PRIMARY UNKNOWN SIGNET-RING CELL CARCINOMA PRESENTED WITH SUBCLAVIAN-JUGULAR-AXILLARY VENOUS THROMBOSIS
MİNE ÇABUK, HAYRİ ÖZSAN, HASAN ÜSTÜN, HASAN ÜSTÜN, MESUT AKARSU, FATİH DEMİRKAN, AYDANUR KARGI, BÜLENT ÜNDAR, CAVİT ÇEHRELİ
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Hematoloji BD., İzmir Venous thromboembolism may occur as a result of cancer and cause morbidity and mortality. Deep vein thrombosis is seen in 15% of cancer cases. According to various studies cancer is detected in 4.6-34% of deep vein thrombosis cases. While deep vein thrombosis is frequently seen in upper extremity, less commonly seen in lower extremity and axillary-subclavian veins. In this article, a case of signet-ring cell carcinoma with bilateral jugular-subclavian-axillary venous thrombosis was discussed according to the literature. Keywords :