1. [Venous thrombosis of atypical location in patients with cancer].
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Campos Balea B, Sáenz de Miera Rodríguez A, Antolín Novoa S, Quindós Varela M, Barón Duarte F, and López López R
- Subjects
- Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Venous Thrombosis diagnosis, Axillary Vein, Breast Neoplasms complications, Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast complications, Subclavian Vein, Venous Thrombosis etiology
- Abstract
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a complication that frequently occurs in patients with neoplastic diseases. Several models have therefore been developed to identify patient subgroups diagnosed with cancer who are at increased risk of developing VTE. The most common forms of thromboembolic episodes are deep vein thrombosis in the lower limbs and pulmonary thromboembolism. However, venous thrombosis is also diagnosed in atypical locations. There are few revisions of unusual cases of venous thrombosis. In most cases, VTE occurs in the upper limbs and in the presence of central venous catheters, pacemakers and defibrillators. We present the case of a patient diagnosed with breast cancer and treated with surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy who developed a thrombosis in the upper limbs (brachial and axillary)., (Copyright © 2015 Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.)
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- 2015
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