Journal article
Screening for Occult Cancer in Unprovoked Venous Thromboembolism
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Venous thromboembolism may be the earliest sign of cancer. Currently, there is a great diversity in practices regarding screening for occult cancer in a person who has an unprovoked venous thromboembolism. We sought to assess the efficacy of a screening strategy for occult cancer that included comprehensive computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen and pelvis in patients who had a first unprovoked venous thromboembolism.
METHODS: We …
Authors
Carrier M; Lazo-Langner A; Shivakumar S; Tagalakis V; Zarychanski R; Solymoss S; Routhier N; Douketis J; Danovitch K; Lee AY
Journal
New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 373, No. 8, pp. 697–704
Publisher
Massachusetts Medical Society
Publication Date
August 20, 2015
DOI
10.1056/nejmoa1506623
ISSN
0028-4793