Gynaecological cancers are associated with high rates of VTE varying from 6% in
endometrial cancer to up to 43% in clear cell cancer of the ovary. The risk of VTE is …

Background Although palliative therapies such as radiation are usually performed to
improve quality of life in patients with metastatic disease, arthroplasty for joint pain may be …

Background Standard treatment for venous thromboembolism is anticoagulation; vena cava
filter placement is an alternative in special situations. We aimed to evaluate the outcomes in …

Intravascular tumor extension is an uncommon complication of solid malignancies that,
when present in the inferior vena cava (IVC), can result in fatal pulmonary tumor embolism …

Interruption of the inferior vena cava has occupied an important role in primary and
secondary prevention of pulmonary embolism for decades. That role has been refined …

Inferior vena cava (IVC) filters were introduced in the 1960s as an alternative to surgical
interruption of the IVC, and retrievable filters became available in the early 2000s. Their …

Gynaecological cancers are associated with high rates of VTE varying from 6% in
endometrial cancer to up to 43% in clear cell cancer of the ovary. The risk of VTE is …