title: Management of incidental splanchnic vein thrombosis in cancer patients.
abstract: A 75-year-old male with metastatic pancreatic cancer is undergoing chemotherapy with gemcitabine. A portal vein thrombosis was incidentally found on surveillance CT scan. He does not report any new abdominal pain or ascites. Should anticoagulation be used to treat asymptomatic portal vein thrombosis?
authors.affiliation: BloodCenter of Wisconsin; Division of Hematology and Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI;
authors.forename: Lisa Baumann
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Kreuziger
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy; and.
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ageno
authors.affiliation: Vancouver Coastal Health Vancouver General Hospital, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
authors.forename: Agnes
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D013152:Splanchnic Circulation; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*