Venous Thrombosis in Children with Brain Tumors

Abstract

The incidence and significance of central venous access device (CVAD) dysfunction and symptomatic thrombosis were determined by retrospective review of 253 consecutive children diagnosed and treated for brain tumors at St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, and Cleveland Clinic, OH.

Keywords

• venous thromboses
• venous access device
• brain tumors