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The Incidence of Occult Malignant Diseases in Patients With Deep Venous Thrombosis of the Pelvis and Lower Limb
- Source :
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The International journal of angiology : official publication of the International College of Angiology, Inc [Int J Angiol] 1998 May; Vol. 7 (3), pp. 249-51. - Publication Year :
- 1998
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Abstract
- In 318 patients (155 men, 163 women) with an average age of 58.8 years (range 16-97 years), a retrospective study was carried out to determine the incidence of occult malignancies in patients with deep venous thrombosis affecting the pelvis and lower limb, confirmed by phlebography or duplex ultrasonography. It was found that, overall, 7.5% of all patients had occult malignant diseases, the most common being bronchial carcinoma (16%), colonic and renal carcinomas (12% each), and prostatic and pancreatic carcinoma (8% each). Of the patients with occult malignancy, 88% were older than 55 years. This fact shows that acute phlebothromboses may be a paraneoplastic early syndrome more often than was previously thought, and that patients older than 50 should always be screened for the presence of a tumor.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1061-1711
- Volume :
- 7
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The International journal of angiology : official publication of the International College of Angiology, Inc
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 9585461
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01617404