[Bilateral deep vein thrombosis as presenting symptom of malignancy].
In 1865 Trousseau first described the association between venous thrombosis and malignancy. We now know that unprovoked deep vein thrombosis of the legs precedes the diagnosis of malignancy in more than 7% of the cases. In bilateral deep vein thrombosis the risk of occult malignancy exceeds 40%. We describe a patient with bilateral deep vein thrombosis as presenting symptom of pancreatic cancer.
Stein
Gideon Y
GY
Internal Medicine B Department, Hasharon Hospital, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
Schwartz
Arnon
A
Neuman
Haim
H
Rozenblat
Yevgenia
Y
Zeidman
Aliza
A
D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis*