Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma with Direct Tumour Extension into the Great Cervical Veins and Right Atrium: Is Transcervical Thrombectomy a Safe Option?
Direct tumour extension into the internal jugular veins (IJV) and right atrium in thyroid cancer is extremely uncommon. We report three cases of advanced thyroid cancer invading into the IJV and right atrium. All three patients had well-differentiated thyroid cancer and presented with typical clinic...
Main Authors: | Nur Aishah Taib, N. Hisham Abdullah |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2007-07-01
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Series: | Asian Journal of Surgery |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958408600251 |
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