A 26-year-old female recently diagnosed with stage III infiltrating ductal carcinoma
of her left breast, was referred to our outpatient oncology clinic for initiation
of chemotherapy. Her pretreatment workup was unremarkable, including a normal transthoracic
echocardiogram (TTE) with an ejection fraction of 55%. She was referred to the vascular
surgeon to establish intravenous access for treatment and on May 11, 2015 underwent
central venous catheter (CVC) insertion in her right internal jugular vein. She received
her first course of chemotherapy on May 12, which included carboplatin, docetaxel,
pertuzumab and trastuzumab. She tolerated her first treatment well and received her
second course of chemotherapy on June 11.
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Published online: January 18, 2016
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☆The authors have no financial or conflicts of interest to disclose.
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