L Jara-Palomares, N van Es, J M Praena-Fernandez, G Le Gal, H M Otten, P Robin, A Piccioli, R Lecumberri, P Religa, V Rieu, M Rondina, M Beckers, P Prandoni, P Y Salaun, M Di Nisio, P M Bossuyt, N Kraaijpoel, H R Büller, M Carrier
BACKGROUND: Unprovoked venous thromboembolism (VTE) may be the first manifestation of an underlying cancer. We aimed to assess the period prevalence of occult cancer detection stratified by VTE location (deep vein thrombosis [DVT], pulmonary embolism [PE] or both) and the anatomical relationship between occult cancer and VTE. METHODS: Post-hoc analysis of a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis of adults with unprovoked VTE with at least 12 months of follow-up...
February 13, 2019: Thrombosis Research