Massive Right Atrial Thrombus Associated with a Chiari Network and a Hickman Catheter
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- 1 August 1987
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in American Journal of Clinical Pathology
- Vol. 88 (2) , 243-248
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/88.2.243
Abstract
The Chiari network is an embryologic remnant that is said to be present in only 1.5-3% of adults. It is rarely of clinical importance but may, very infrequently, be the site of thrombosis. The authors describe a patient in whom a massive right atrial thrombus formed on a Chiari network, leading to intermittent tricuspid obstruction. The thrombus had formed after the use of a Hickman catheter for the administration of cytotoxic chemotherapy. They can find no previously recorded examples of sufficient thrombus forming on a Chiari network to threaten life by obstructing the flow of blood through the heart.Keywords
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