Paget-Schroetter syndrome, or 'effort' thrombosis of the axillary-subclavian vein, is an uncommon deep vein thrombosis usually caused by excessive upper limb activity. It may cause post-thrombotic syndrome, leading to significant disability if not treated appropriately. The optimal management for this syndrome is still controversial because the outcomes of different treatment strategies are bas...

P aget disease is a common condition characterized by increased bone turnover and abnormal bone deposition in the skull and vertebral column. This article describes a previously undiagnosed case of Paget disease in which the manifesting clinical symptom was gradually progressive diplopia from sixthnerve compression due to skull base hyperostosis. The sixth-nerve palsy, which was severe at the i...

Received January 5, 2010; accepted after revision May 29, 2010. 1Department of Radiology, Ioannina General Hospital, Ioannina, Greece. 2Department of Radiology, Ioannina University Hospital, 13 Papadopoulos St, Ioannina 45444, Greece. Address correspondence to S. J. Theodorou. 3Department of Radiology, Miyazaki Konan Hospital, Miyazaki, Japan. AJR 2011; 196:S64–S75 0361–803X/11/1966–S64 © Ameri...

Paget-Schroetter is a rare diagnosis in the general population; however, it is more common in younger, physically active individuals. Clinicians must be familiar with the symptoms, physical examination, and initial imaging and treatment to expedite care and prevent possible life-threatening complications. Urgent referral to a regional specialist may improve the opportunity for thrombolysis to r...

Paget-Schroetter Syndrome is a primary, effort vein thrombosis of the axillo-subclavian level. It occurs predominantly after repetitive sport movements in the dominant limb in young healthy male individuals. Patients refer with pain, swelling and blue discolouration in the affected upper extremity. We present a 33-years-old woman with primary thrombosis of left subclavian vein, with no history ...

Sir Paget first described Paget’s disease of the nipple in 1874. It is a malignant that presents itself as eroding and bleeding ulcer and areola...