Pulmonary embolism in malignant tumors and intervention radiology therapy / 中国癌症杂志
China Oncology
;
(12): 797-801, 2009.
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in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-405625
ABSTRACT
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) and pulmonary embolism(PE) contributes to morbidity and mortality in cancer patients and is a frequent complication of anticancer therapy. Precautions and managements are needed to decrease the morbidity due to VTE and PE. There is no standard procedure for the treatment of the complications. Interventional radiology has been shown to play an important role in the treatment of various diseases. Recently, interventional radiology has developed in the treatment of VTE and PE. This review is to summarize the status of VTE and PE in patients with malignant tumors and their treatment by interventional radiology therapy.
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Chinese
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China Oncology
Year:
2009
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