The 2002 TNM formulation defines a pT3b tumor as one that ‘extends into the renal vein or its segmental (muscle containing) branches.’ This definition elicits uncertainty when veins with little muscle ...

Varicose veins are bulging, sometimes bluish veins that look like cords running just beneath the surface of your skin. They usually affect the legs, ankles, and feet. Varicose veins that are visibly ...

Varicose veins may cause cosmetic distress, but they can also cause symptoms related to underlying venous disease. Ambulatory phlebectomy can help remove varicose veins and manage leg discomfort.

The following text summarizes information provided in the video. The retromandibular and posterior auricular veins join at the angle of the mandible to form the external jugular vein, which runs ...

Most of the time, varicose veins aren’t a cause for concern. Dangerous complications can occur, but they’re rare. Varicose veins are fairly common, affecting about 23 percent of adults in the United ...

Spider veins and varicose veins are caused by weakness or damage in the veins. Varicose veins are typically larger, but both are externally visible. Both commonly occur in the legs. Spider veins can ...

If you have spider or varicose veins, then you’re not alone. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services estimates that 50 percent to 55 percent of adult women face abnormal leg veins and around ...

‌Arteries and veins (also called blood vessels) are tubes of muscle that your blood flows through. Arteries carry blood away from the heart to the rest of the body. Veins push blood back to your heart ...

As a curious child, you might remember staring at an older relative’s thick stockings at the blue, gnarled veins lying under the skin like bumpy snakes. Known as varicose veins, these blood vessels, ...

Phlebectomy (also called microphlebectomy) is a procedure that removes varicose veins through small incisions (cuts) in the skin. This procedure helps treat and manage varicose vein symptoms, ...