Open AccessGastrointestinal stromal tumor metastasis at the site of a totally implantable venous access port insertion: A rare case report
Author(s) -
Xiaonan Yin,
Yuan Yin,
Jiang Wang,
Chaoyong Shen,
Xin Chen,
Zhou Zhao,
Zhaolun Cai,
Bo Zhang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i20.5007
Subject(s) - medicine , gist , stromal tumor , metastasis , imatinib , chemotherapy , imatinib mesylate , surgery , oncology , cancer , stromal cell , myeloid leukemia
The totally implantable venous access port (TIVAP) is an important device in patients for injecting blood products, parenteral nutrition or antineoplastic chemotherapy. Metastatic spread at the site of the insertion of a TIVAP is extremely rare.