Totally Implanted Venous Catheter: What Can Go Wrong Marisa C. Couto * , Nuno Teixeira Tavares and Miguel Barbosa Serviço de Oncologia Médica, Unidade Local de Saúde de São João; Porto, Portugal * Corresponding author: Marisa C. Couto, Serviço de Oncologia Médica, Unidade Local de Saúde de São João; Porto, Portugal. E-mail: coutomarisa18@gmail.com Received: July 20, 2025; Accepted: August 02, 2025; Published: August 15, 2025 Citation: Couto MC, Tavares NT, Barbosa M. Totally Implanted Venous Catheter: What Can Go Wrong? Clin Image Case Rep J. 2025; 7(5): 569. Abstract A 50-year-old woman with a BRCA1 mutation was diagnosed with triple-negative carcinoma of the left breast in 2022. To initiate neoadjuvant chemotherapy, a totally implanted subclavian catheter was inserted. After three months of use, it developed a thrombosis and had to be removed. A second catheter was then inserted into the left brachial vein. Immediately after placement, t...
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