title: Right atrial thrombosis associated with central venous catheters in children with cancer.
abstract: Right atrial thrombosis (RAT) is infrequently diagnosed in children with cancer. Once RAT is documented, medical fibrinolysis or surgical thrombectomy is recommended. A RAT was documented in a child with lymphoma and was successfully lysed with recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator. The case is presented and therapeutic options reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Hôpital Cantonal Universitaire, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wacker
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Oberhansli
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Didier
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bugmann
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bongard
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wyss
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D016399:Lymphoma, T-Cell / Q000188:drug therapy; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents