Why the study?
Does a solitary idiopathic DVT indicate a high risk of developing overt malignancy?
Does a solitary idiopathic DVT indicate a high risk of developing overt malignancy?
Patients with an idiopathic DVT do not appear to be at high risk for subsequent malignancy and may not require exhaustive screening.
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May not indicate high malignancy risk after idiopathic DVT; hypothesis-generating case report leaves screening role open.
O'Connor et al. (1984) studied this question.
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