Interventional Radiology - Technical Note

AngioVac extraction of intra-atrial hepatoma masquerading as PICC-associated thrombus

10.5152/dir.2015.15243

  • Samir Abboud
  • Kirtee Raparia
  • Julianne M. Ubago
  • Scott Resnick

Received Date: 15.05.2015 Accepted Date: 22.05.2015 Diagn Interv Radiol 2016;22(1):72-74

Thrombus associated with peripherally inserted central catheterization is not uncommon. Treatment is typically conservative; however, more aggressive therapies can be considered in patients with tenuous medical condition. The authors present a patient with metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma masquerading as peripherally inserted central catheter-associated intra-atrial thrombus, subsequently removed via vacuum-assisted mechanical thrombectomy.