Talia Mendelson, a 27-year-old patient who had a lumpectomy for early-onset breast cancer, arrived at the ambulatory surgery center for infusion port insertion. She is scheduled to begin adjuvant chemotherapy next week. The catheter component of Talia's port system is inserted into what structure(s)?

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A breast cancer patient who needs further medical treatment may opt to have an implanted venous access port placed under the skin in either the chest, the abdomen, or the upper arm.
The port has a soft, pliable plastic catheter that is threaded into the subclavian vein or right atrium by way of the subclavian or internal jugular vein under x-ray guidance.

Talia Mendelson, a 27-Year-Old Patient Who Had a Lumpectomy for Early-Onset