Presentation
For workup prior to stem cell transplant.
Patient Data
Age: 40 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Sheared Port-a-Cath remnant
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Frontal

5 cm long sheared off part of a Port-A-Cath, likely in the left lower lobe pulmonary arterial branch.
From the case:
Sheared Port-a-Cath remnant
Axial non-contrast

Orphaned sheared segment of previous subclavian venous tubing, unchanged in position, in the segmental branch of the left lower pulmonary artery.
Case Discussion
A case of a sheared segment of Port-a-Cath which was found to be present in the pulmonary circulation.