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The MR findings in a case of tumor extension into an inferior vena cava from a right renal angiomyolipoma are reported. The flow void demonstrated within the intracaval tumor thrombus on T1-weighted images was consistent with the so-called thread-and-streaks sign.
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Matsuura, K., Ichikawa, T., Kobayashi, Y. et al. Renal angiomyolipoma with inferior vena caval extension: MRI demonstration of a “thread-and-streaks” sign. Eur. Radiol. 5, 328–330 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00185321
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