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Chemotherapy Port Induced SVC Thrombosis in a Patient with Non-metastatic Breast Cancer
Cancer patients are at a higher risk of complications such as venous thromboembolism (VTE). This risk increases in patients who receive chemotherapy. Despite the increased risk, common locations for VTE are similar to those in patients without cancer. Chemotherapy-port-related thrombosis represents...
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Greater Baltimore Medical Center
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9533793/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36262890 http://dx.doi.org/10.55729/2000-9666.1077 |
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author | Kania, Brooke Mekheal, Erinie Ghrewati, Moutaz Mekheal, Nader Koj, Jalal Farokhian, Alisa Maroules, Michael |
author_facet | Kania, Brooke Mekheal, Erinie Ghrewati, Moutaz Mekheal, Nader Koj, Jalal Farokhian, Alisa Maroules, Michael |
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description | Cancer patients are at a higher risk of complications such as venous thromboembolism (VTE). This risk increases in patients who receive chemotherapy. Despite the increased risk, common locations for VTE are similar to those in patients without cancer. Chemotherapy-port-related thrombosis represents a rare complication due to the location and frequent use of access (with Heparin flushes) as part of the standard care. Attention should be made to this rare complication, which may progress to superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome. SVC syndrome typically presents in females around the age of 57 years old. Management of this syndrome can be difficult and generally requires the initiation of systemic anticoagulation therapy. Here, we present a rare case of a 45-year-old female who presented to the Emergency Department with right arm swelling, found to be secondary to her chemo port thrombosis, causing SVC syndrome. |
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spelling | pubmed-95337932022-10-18 Chemotherapy Port Induced SVC Thrombosis in a Patient with Non-metastatic Breast Cancer Kania, Brooke Mekheal, Erinie Ghrewati, Moutaz Mekheal, Nader Koj, Jalal Farokhian, Alisa Maroules, Michael J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect Case Report Cancer patients are at a higher risk of complications such as venous thromboembolism (VTE). This risk increases in patients who receive chemotherapy. Despite the increased risk, common locations for VTE are similar to those in patients without cancer. Chemotherapy-port-related thrombosis represents a rare complication due to the location and frequent use of access (with Heparin flushes) as part of the standard care. Attention should be made to this rare complication, which may progress to superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome. SVC syndrome typically presents in females around the age of 57 years old. Management of this syndrome can be difficult and generally requires the initiation of systemic anticoagulation therapy. Here, we present a rare case of a 45-year-old female who presented to the Emergency Department with right arm swelling, found to be secondary to her chemo port thrombosis, causing SVC syndrome. Greater Baltimore Medical Center 2022-07-04 /pmc/articles/PMC9533793/ /pubmed/36262890 http://dx.doi.org/10.55729/2000-9666.1077 Text en © 2022 Greater Baltimore Medical Center https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) ). |
spellingShingle | Case Report Kania, Brooke Mekheal, Erinie Ghrewati, Moutaz Mekheal, Nader Koj, Jalal Farokhian, Alisa Maroules, Michael Chemotherapy Port Induced SVC Thrombosis in a Patient with Non-metastatic Breast Cancer |
title | Chemotherapy Port Induced SVC Thrombosis in a Patient with Non-metastatic Breast Cancer |
title_full | Chemotherapy Port Induced SVC Thrombosis in a Patient with Non-metastatic Breast Cancer |
title_fullStr | Chemotherapy Port Induced SVC Thrombosis in a Patient with Non-metastatic Breast Cancer |
title_full_unstemmed | Chemotherapy Port Induced SVC Thrombosis in a Patient with Non-metastatic Breast Cancer |
title_short | Chemotherapy Port Induced SVC Thrombosis in a Patient with Non-metastatic Breast Cancer |
title_sort | chemotherapy port induced svc thrombosis in a patient with non-metastatic breast cancer |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9533793/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36262890 http://dx.doi.org/10.55729/2000-9666.1077 |
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