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From: Prophylactic placement of a covered nitinol stent to prevent carotid blowout in a patient with supraclavicular lymph node metastasis from esophageal cancer

Fig. 1

Photograph of the affected area. The metastatic lymph node accompanied with necrotic tissue after irradiation in the right supraclavicular region destructively invades the surrounding cervical area of the patient. The right carotid sheath and arterial pulsation are confirmed in the cutaneous pocket under direct vision (arrow)

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