34 yr old male. Very swollen left arm x2 days (twice the siz | Figure 1
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34 yr old male. Very swollen left arm x2 days (twice the size of his dominant arm). Interventional radiology removed the clot and subsequently found a cervical rib which I believe he had removed.
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