Open AccessLong-Term Follow-Up and Clinical Relevance of Incidental Findings of Fibrin Sheath and Thrombosis on Computed Tomography Scans of Cancer Patients with Port Catheters
Author(s) -
Thorsten Lichtenstein,
Kamal Mammadov,
Karin Rau,
Nils Große Hokamp,
Thuy Duong,
David Maintz,
DeHua Chang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
therapeutics and clinical risk management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.719
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1178-203X
pISSN - 1176-6336
DOI - 10.2147/tcrm.s287544
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , fibrin , thrombosis , radiology , clinical significance , catheter , cancer , surgery , immunology
This retrospective study examined the incidence, progression, and clinical relevance of catheter-related thrombosis (CRT) and/or fibrin sheaths presenting as incidental findings on routine staging computed tomography (CT) scans performed in cancer patients.