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Are We Performing the Right Long Term Thromboprophylaxis of Port-A-Cath? Report of a Case of Upper Limb DVT with PE and Port-A-Cath Migration Pierpaolo Di Micco Luca Fontanella Andrea FontanellaLuigi Pirolo<p>Upper limb DVT occurs in nearly 4-10%, but incidence increases in people that carry catheters for a long time. However thromboprophylaxis in carriers of catheters is not suggested. We report a case of upper limb DVT with pulmonary embolism with catheter migration into the heart.</p> Archives of Hematology Case Reports and Reviews - Peertechz Publications 2017-04-13 Case Report https://doi.org/10.17352/ahcrr.000007 en Copyright © Pierpaolo Di Micco et al.