Successful thrombolysis of SVC thrombosis associated with Hickman lines and continuous infusion chemotherapy

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 247-249

  Bissett, D ^a,b   Kaye, S B ^a   Baxter, G ^a   Moss, J ^a  

^a BEATSON WEST OF SCOTLAND CANCER CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Hickman line; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL; STREPTOKINASE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0029789610     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0936-6555(05)80661-2     Document Type: Article

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