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Mediastinitis and mediastinitis-like symptoms associated with mal-positioning of a Port-A catheter |
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| Authors: | T-C HUANG md resident physician H-H HSU md attending physician Y-M HSU md attending physician & N-S YAO md attending physician |
| Institution: | Division of Hematology/Oncology, National Defense Medical Center, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei; Department of Radiology, National Defense Medical Center, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei; Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kang-Ning General Hospital, Taipei |
| Abstract: | Mediastinitis is a life-threatening condition and would appear to have been rarely reported as arising as a central-venous catheter-associated complication. Here we report on one cancer patient featuring a Port-A catheter tip positioned within the innominate vein, who developed mediastinitis and mediastinitis-like symptoms subsequent to chemotherapeutic-agent infusion through this catheter. The relevant literature pertaining to this condition was reviewed, and the possible pathophysiology of the condition was discussed. |
| Keywords: | mediastinitis Port-A catheter innominate vein chemotherapy |