Deep vein thrombosis of the upper extremity caused by central venous port in a patient with soft tissue sarcoma: A case report | Zendy

Kouji Kita | Zendy; Tomoki Nakamura | Zendy; Kouichi Nakamura | Zendy; Tomohito Hagi | Zendy; Kunihiro Asanuma | Zendy; Akihiro Sudo | Zendy

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Deep vein thrombosis of the upper extremity caused by central venous port in a patient with soft tissue sarcoma: A case report

Author(s) -

Kouji Kita,

Tomoki Nakamura,

Kouichi Nakamura,

Tomohito Hagi,

Kunihiro Asanuma,

Akihiro Sudo

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

molecular and clinical oncology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442

H-Index - 7

eISSN - 2049-9469

pISSN - 2049-9450

DOI - 10.3892/mco.2020.2160

Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , thrombosis , deep vein , port (circuit theory) , jugular vein , soft tissue sarcoma , thigh , cancer , subclavian vein , sarcoma , venous thrombosis , soft tissue , chemotherapy , vein , internal jugular vein , catheter , pathology , electrical engineering , engineering

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) more commonly occurs in the lower extremities, whereas involvement of the upper extremities is rare. The present case report describes the clinical course of the development and treatment of upper extremity DVT (UEDVT) following insertion of an indwelling central venous (CV) port in a patient with soft tissue sarcoma (STS) of the thigh. A 66-year-old man was referred to our hospital for STS treatment. The indwelling CV port was placed via the left subclavian vein, and two courses of neoadjuvant chemotherapy were administered. Two months after the catheter placement, DVT was detected from the left upper arm to the left internal jugular vein. Anticoagulation therapy with warfarin was started and DVT was undetectable at 5 months after surgery. In conclusion, DVT may occur in cancer patients who undergo treatment with indwelling CV ports. Therefore, screening should be conducted concurrently with surgical resection and chemotherapy for STS.

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