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A treatment that might be used is intravenous injection of medication. This involves infusion into a large vein, a blood vessel that directs blood back into the patient’s heart. Since this treatment might continue over a period of months, insertion of an implantable port is intended to make this possible. An implantable port is a device that provides long-term access to blood vessels, and is placed just under the skin on the upper part of the chest wall.
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