Cardiac Migration of Chemoport Catheter—A Rare Complication: Review of Literature and Our Experience

Chemoport devices are commonly used for the administration of chemotherapeutic medication in cancer patients and can also be used for total parenteral nutrition and long term intravenous therapy. They are usually inserted through the internal jugular vein or the subclavian vein. The common complications of the procedure include pneumothorax, bleeding, arrhythmia and venous thrombosis. One of the rare complications of chemoport is catheter fracture/dislodgement and subsequent migration, with an incidence of 0.1–2.1