A Case of Bilateral Subclavian Venous Thrombosis Associated with Sternocostoclavicular Hyperostosis

흉쇄늑골과골증에 동반된 양측성 쇄골하정맥혈전 1예

Sternocostoclavicular hyperostosis is an uncommon disease, characterized by an inflammatory arthrosteitis of the sternocostoclavicular region. Clinically, it manifests as a painful swelling of the upper anterior chest wall, which is associated with occasional pustulosis palmaris and plantaris. A 48-year-old man had suffered from pain in both shoulders and the upper anterior part of the chest for 6 months. On examination, a venous engorgement in the neck with dilated collateral veins in the upper chest and shoulders was observed. Swelling was noticed in his face, neck and both arms. Radiologically, the clavicles, the sternum and the first ribs were enlarged with complete fusion between them. 99Tc scintigraphy showed increased uptake in the clavicles and the sternum. Selective venography resulted in a bilateral subclavian and brachiocephalic vein occlusion, which resulted from a subclavian vein thrombosis. All the above suggested a sternocostoclavicular hyperostosis. He underwent a vascular graft interposition between the right jugular vein and the left innomianate vein (using 8mm ringed Gore-Tex graft) and a resection of the bilateral medial half of clavicle and 1st rib. Here, we present a case on sternoclavicular hyperostosis with subclavian and brachiocephalic vein thrombosis, and report this case study with a review of the appropriate literature.

저자들은 흉쇄늑골과골증 환자에서 양측성 쇄골하정맥 혈전으로 인하여 상대정맥증후군 양 증상을 유발한 1예를 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.