Key clinical message
This case showed that anticancer drug administration induces unhealthy subcutaneous tissue (thrombus or edema) without subjective symptoms, abnormal sign by palpation or inspection, which have an extravasation risk. Especially, short-term interval therapy such as a weekly chemotherapy have high risk for anticancer drug infusion to the risky site.
Key words
oncology nursing; peripheral venous; induration; chemotherapy; injection site reaction