Complication of tunneled dialysis catheter of chronic ulcer in the site of vascular access entry leading to suspected squamous cell carcinoma (SCC): a case report
Abstract:Introduction: Catheter-related infection (CRI) is one of the most common vascular access complications in dialysis catheter-related procedures. However, repeated chronic infected ulcer that leads to suspected malignancy in a tunneled dialysis catheter (TDC) insertion site and its risk factor have not been reported.
Case description: A 37 years-old woman presented with a chronic exudative ulcer in the right breast at the entry site of a tunneled dialysis catheter. The past medical history included type 2 diabet… Show more
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