Also called an implanted port, port-a-cath or medi-port, a chemo port has two parts: the port and the catheter. The port is a quarter-sized plastic or metal disc. (If you have the metal kind, don ...

The reservoir is surgically implanted under the skin of the upper chest. No part of the implanted port is exposed. Ports vary in catheter and reservoir material, reservoir configuration ...

But sometimes, people may begin chemo the same day the port is implanted. In general ... professionals to access a large vein in the chest. It helps protect the smaller veins in your arms from ...