Advanced stage breast cancer is associated with catheter-tip thrombus formation following implantable central venous port placement.

Mina S MakaryAlexander LionbergMamdouh KhayatMaryam B LustbergJamal AlTaaniXueliang J PanRichard R LaymanSubha V RamanRachel M LaymanJoshua D Dowell

Published in: Phlebology (2018)

In this large cohort, younger patients and those with more advanced stage breast cancer were more associated with catheter-tip-related thrombus after port placement.

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