Thromboembolic Events Burden in Patients With Solid Tumors and Their Predisposing Factors
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Alkhaldi, Turkiah
Aseafan, Mohamed
Melaibari, Maryam
Almuhisen, Sara
Alharbi, Samar
Alghabban, Abdulrahman
Aljumaa, Jihad
Eldali, Abdelmoneim
Maraiki, Fatma
Owaidah, Tarek
Alzahrani, Hazzaa
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INTRODUCTION: The relationship between cancers and thromboembolic events is well established. In our study, we aim to determine the burden of thromboembolic events in patients with solid tumors and identify the risk factors related to their development. MATERIALS & METHODS: Data on patients with solid tumors and thromboembolism between January 2013 and September 2014 were collected and analyzed. RESULTS: During the study period 174 patients were identified. Of which, 172 (98.9%) had venous thrombus embolism, 137 (79%) were diagnosed with deep vein thromboses, 67 (38.5%) with pulmonary embolism, 84 (48.3%) were symptomatic and 90 (51.7) were incidental at diagnosis. The most common patients and disease characteristics were female sex, high body mass index (BMI), metastatic stage, colorectal and breast primaries, and anti-neoplastic therapy. CONCLUSION: Our study confirmed the high burden of thromboembolic events in cancer patients and the relevant factors associated with its development.
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Cureus Journal of Medical Science
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14
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© Copyright 2022 Bazarbashi et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 4.0., which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Bazarbashi, S; Alkhaldi, T; Aseafan, M; Melaibari, M; Almuhisen, S; Alharbi, S; Alghabban, A; Aljumaa, J; Eldali, A; Maraiki, F; Owaidah, T; Alzahrani, H, Thromboembolic Events Burden in Patients With Solid Tumors and Their Predisposing Factors, Cureus Journal of Medical Science, 2022, 14 (3), pp. e23624