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Table 2 Diagnoses at the time of port-a-cath insertion

From: Complications of surgical port-a-cath implantation in paediatric patients: a single institution experience

Diagnosis at the time of port-a-cath insertion

Frequency (%)

Number of complications

Oncological diagnoses

 Acute lymphocytic leukaemia (ALL)

33 (49.3%)

8

 B-cell lymphoma

3 (4.5%)

1

 Rhabdomyosarcoma

3 (4.5%)

0

 Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML)

5 (7.5%)

0

 Langerhans cell histiocytosis

2 (3%)

1

 Hodgkin’s lymphoma

2 (3%)

0

 Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

2 (3%)

1

 Neuroblastoma

2 (3%)

0

 Wilms’ tumour

3 (4.5%)

0

 Medulloblastoma

4 (6%)

0

 Ewing’s sarcoma

2 (3%)

0

Nononcological diagnoses

 Factor 8 deficiency

1 (1.5%)

0

 Metabolic disorders

1 (1.5%)

0

 Short bowel syndrome

2 (3%)

0

 Mitochondrial disease

2 (3%)

0