Breast cancer treatment. Coloured frontal angiogram of a medical port (white circle, left) with catheter (tubing, white) implanted in the chest of a 3

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Breast cancer treatment. Coloured frontal angiogram of a medical port (white circle, left) with catheter (tubing, white) implanted in the chest of a 38 year old woman with breast cancer. Medical ports are appliances that are implanted under the skin to facilitate the administration of chemotherapy drugs, or the taking of blood samples. This patient's catheter leads to the superior vena cava (SVC, white at centre left). The SVC is the body's principal vein.

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