KROK 1 2012 – Question 34 · KROK (Medicine) · Human Anatomy
The patient with thymoma (thymus gland tumour) has cyanosis, extension of subcutaneous venous net and edema of the soft tissues of face, neck, upper part of the trunk and upper extremities. What venous trunk is pressed with tumour?
- A. Internal jugular vein
- B. Clavicular vein
- C. Superior vena cava
- D. Frontal jugular vein
- E. External jugular vein
Hint
Compare the area of oedema and cyanosis with the venous drainage territories, and think about what a tumour of the anterior mediastinum can press on.
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