Is there a benefit in computed tomography screening for cancer in patients with unprovoked proximal deep venous thrombosis? A cohort study in the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust

Br J Haematol. 2016 Mar;172(6):978-9. doi: 10.1111/bjh.13547. Epub 2015 Jun 11.

Authors

Catherine Hildyard¹, Jessica Palmer², Sarah Alhulail², George Zumbadze², David Keeling³

Affiliations

¹ Haematology Specialist Registrar, Oxford Deanery, Oxford, UK. [email protected].
² FY2, Oxford Deanery, Oxford, UK.
³ Oxford Haemophilia and Thrombosis Centre, Oxford, UK.

PMID: 26095624
DOI: 10.1111/bjh.13547

No abstract available

Keywords: computerized tomography; deep venous thrombosis; malignancy; screening.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Cohort Studies
Early Detection of Cancer / methods*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Paraneoplastic Syndromes / diagnostic imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Venous Thrombosis / etiology*