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Clinical assessment of pancreatic cancer cases with thromboembolism complications.

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495Background: Cancer patients, particularly those with pancreatic cancer (PC), have an increased risk of developing thromboembolism, such as venous thromboembolism (VTE) and cerebral infarction (CI). Moreover, thromboembolisms in cancer are… Click to show full abstract

495Background: Cancer patients, particularly those with pancreatic cancer (PC), have an increased risk of developing thromboembolism, such as venous thromboembolism (VTE) and cerebral infarction (CI). Moreover, thromboembolisms in cancer are associated with poor prognosis. The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical characteristics, clinical courses, and prognosis of PC patients (pts) with VTE and/or CI. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of PC pts who were radiologically diagnosed with VTE and/or CI at our institution. We investigated the patients’ clinical information and evaluated overall survival (OS), which was defined as the date from diagnosis of VTE and/or CI to the date of death by any causes or censored. Results: Between January 2012 and December 2015, 100 pts were diagnosed with PC. A total of 14 pts developed VTE and/or CI at our institution. All 14 pts had unresectable advanced or metastatic PC, 10 pts (71%) were men, and the median age at the time of VTE a...

Keywords: cancer cases; clinical assessment; assessment pancreatic; pancreatic cancer; cases thromboembolism; cancer

Journal Title: Journal of Clinical Oncology
Year Published: 2018

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