Division of Pharmacy, Pharmacy Clinical Programs, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1400 Pressler Avenue, Unit 1465, FCT 13.5021, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Cardiol Res Pract. 2010 Dec 27;2011:835750. doi: 10.4061/2011/835750.
The association between cancer and venous thromboembolism (VTE) is well established. Saddle pulmonary embolism is not uncommon in hospitalized cancer patients and confers a higher mortality. We report a case of saddle pulmonary embolism in a cancer patient with thrombocytopenia, discuss the bleeding risks, complexity of managing such patients and review current guidelines.
癌症与静脉血栓栓塞症(VTE)之间存在密切关联。在住院的癌症患者中,鞍区肺栓塞并不罕见,且此类患者的死亡率更高。我们报告了一例癌症合并血小板减少症患者的鞍区肺栓塞病例,讨论了出血风险、管理此类患者的复杂性,并回顾了当前的指南。