Fig. 1 CT show an adipose nodular image about 1cm. into the common femoral vein
Cardiovascular
Case TypeClinical Cases
AuthorsNuria Rosón, MD Lara Berrocal, MD Victoria Garriga, MD Deisy Garcia, MD Xavier Pruna, MD Department of Radiology. General Hospital of Granollers. Francesc Ribas sn 08402 Granollers.Barcelona. Spain e-mail: nroson@fhag.es Tel: 0034 93 842 5014 Fax: 0034 93 8425013 Pau Garro, MD Jose Luis Jiménez, MD Intensive Care Unit. General Hospital of Granollers. Barcelona . Spain Montserrat Mairal, MD Victoria Arcediano, MD Department of Vascular Surgery. General Hospital of Granollers. Barcelona . Spain Mariana Bernet, MD Department of Pathology. General Hospital of Granollers. Barcelona . Spain
Patient64 years, female
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URL: | https://www.eurorad.org/case/6480 |
DOI: | 10.1594/EURORAD/CASE.6480 |
ISSN: | 1563-4086 |