Fig. 12From: The inferior vena cava: anatomical variants and acquired pathologiesExtrinsic compression of IVC. Contrast-enhanced axial image demonstrating extrinsic compression of the IVC (asterisk), which is flattened, secondary to a large nodal mass (arrowhead) from lymphoma. Further lymphomatous infiltration of the right psoas and paravertebral muscles is also present (arrows)Back to article page