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Wound Healing Failure Following Venous Access Chest Port Placement Associated with Ramucirumab Therapy

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  1. Interventional Radiology Service, Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10065, USA

    Chenyang Zhan, Amy R. Deipolyi & Joseph P. Erinjeri

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Zhan, C., Deipolyi, A.R. & Erinjeri, J.P. Wound Healing Failure Following Venous Access Chest Port Placement Associated with Ramucirumab Therapy. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 40, 1804–1806 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-017-1752-8

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