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Acta Clin Croat
; 56(3): 566-570, 2017 Sep.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29479925
RESUMO
Venous thromboembolism is a frequent complication of gynecologic cancer, and may be the first symptom of occult malignant disease. Although anticoagulation therapy remains the standard of care in patients presenting with acute venous thromboembolism, inferior vena cava filters are an important alternative when anticoagulants are contraindicated or ineffective. We report a case of a 69-year-old woman who presented with left leg swelling secondary to deep venous thrombosis before the diagnosis of ovarian cancer. The aim of this study is to review the respective literature and report our experience with inferior vena cava filter placement to prevent pulmonary embolism in gynecologic cancer patients.