Three days after giving birth, a 32-year-old woman develops a fever and right lower abdominal pain. Ultrasonography shows a right ovarian vein thrombosis extending proximally. The thrombus most likely extends into the
A. ascending lumbar vein
B. hepatic portal vein
C. inferior vena cava
D. renal vein
E. right internal iliac vein
Ans: C. inferior vena cava
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