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Thursday, July 09, 2015

Screening for Occult Cancer in Unprovoked Venous Thromboembolism



open access - NEJM

 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 tomography (CT) of the abdomen and pelvis in patients who had a first unprovoked
venous thromboembolism......

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