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Nozomu Ishikawa1,2, Kazunori Inuzuka1,2, Masaki Sano1,2
1Division of Vascular Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan.
Abstract:
We report a rare case of phlebosclerosis in the left antecubital region after peripheral intravenous chemotherapy, which caused elbow contracture. A 54-year-old woman with breast cancer underwent partial mastectomy of the right breast and 8 courses of neoadjuvant chemotherapy, 6 of which were administered via venipuncture in the left forearm. She developed progressive flexion contracture of the left elbow despite rehabilitation. Two cord-like fibrotic veins were identified in the antecubital region and surgically excised. Postoperative rehabilitation led to full elbow extension within 5 months. In cases with elbow extension limitation, proactive surgical intervention should be considered.
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