ACUTE SUPERIOR VENA-CAVAL THROMBOSIS AFTER CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER REMOVAL - SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT WITH THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY

被引:5
作者
THERIAULT, RL
BUZDAR, AU
机构
[1] Department of Medical Oncology, University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
来源
MEDICAL AND PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY | 1990年 / 18卷 / 01期
关键词
breast cancer; venous catheter; venous thrombosis;
D O I
10.1002/mpo.2950180117
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
The use of central venous catheters for the administration of cancer chemotherapy has become commonplace, but a variety of potential complications related to catheter use have been clinically recognized. We report a patient in whom acute superior vena cava thrombosis developed after removal of a central venous catheter used to administer chemotherapy for breast cancer. Prompt clinical recognition and therapy resulted in resolution of the thrombus, both clinically and radiographically. Copyright © 1990 Wiley‐Liss, Inc., A Wiley Company
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页数:4
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