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To assess clinical risk factors and evaluate the prevalence of known and occult malignant neoplasms in patients presenting with lower-extremity deep venous thrombosis.

February 1, 1988Archives of Internal Medicine

Cancer and Deep Venous Thrombosis

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To assess clinical risk factors and evaluate the prevalence of known and occult malignant neoplasms in patients presenting with lower-extremity deep venous thrombosis.
Consecutive series of N=104 patients admitted with suspected lower-limb deep venous thrombosis.
Diagnosis confirmed objectively in all participants using bilateral phlebography.
Patients evaluated and categorized based on recent surgical procedures, bone fractures, prolonged bed rest, or idiopathic presentation.
Secondary risk factors identified in 57 patients, with 37 developing thrombosis following surgery or fracture and 20 after more than eight days of bed rest.
Among the remaining 49 patients without primary physical triggers, 10 had a previous cancer diagnosis and 6 had a history of venous thromboembolism.

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104 consecutive patients admitted because of a deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) of the lower limbs, diagnosed by bilateral phlebography.

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This letter to the editor supports the need for careful screening for occult malignancy in patients presenting with deep venous thrombosis.

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Manuel Monréal (1988) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7fd369d3ff73700a63a0b5 https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.1988.00380020229035

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Implication

This letter to the editor supports the need for careful screening for occult malignancy in patients presenting with deep venous thrombosis.

Cancer and Deep Venous Thrombosis

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Cancer and Deep Venous Thrombosis

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