Key result
Unusual upper limb DVT reveals occult metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma in an asymptomatic 43-year-old woman.
Why the study?
The association between thromboembolic disease and cancer is frequent, and unusual localizations require an exhaustive etiological assessment searching for occult neoplasia.
Case Report (n=1)
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Unusual presentations of venous thrombosis, such as upper limb deep vein thrombosis, warrant an exhaustive etiological assessment for occult neoplasia even in young, otherwise asymptomatic patients.
May prompt malignancy evaluation in atypical upper limb DVT even in young patients; leaves open whether systematic screening improves detection.
The association between thromboembolic disease and cancer is frequent. Unusual localizations require an exhaustive etiological assessment, with the search for an occult neoplasia. We report the case of a young patient with no digestive symptoms who presented with an unusual upper limb thrombosis revealing gastric adenocarcinoma.
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Barakat et al. (2022) conducted a case report in Upper limb thrombosis and gastric adenocarcinoma (n=1). A 43-year-old asymptomatic woman presenting with an unusual upper limb deep vein thrombosis was diagnosed with occult metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma.
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