Infusional 5-fluorouracil can be a pain in the neck: A case for repositioning displaced Hickman lines

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 274-276

  Partridge, S ^a   Leslie, M ^a   Irvine, A ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Displacement; Hickman line; Interventional radiology; Repositioning

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; FLUOROURACIL;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NECK PAIN; POSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; SYMPTOM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

EID: 0032834333     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/clon.1999.9063     Document Type: Article

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