title: Postoperative upper extremity deep vein thrombosis in a gynecologic oncology patient: A case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Upper extremity deep vein thrombosis (UEDVT) represents approximately 10% of all thromboembolic events. It is a rare condition after a gynecologic surgery and highly related with pulmonary embolism.
  
  
  METHODS
  Herein, we present a very rare case of a unilateral left upper extremity deep vein thrombosis in a morbidly obese patient with synchronous primary cancers of endometrium and ovary.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our aim was to underline the relationship between the presence of gynecologic malignancy, oncologic surgery and UEDVT.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Upper extremity deep vein thrombosis should be kept in mind in the presence of any symptom on upper extremity during postoperative period even in patients without central venous catheter.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Turan
authors.affiliation: Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: ilkerkahramanoglu@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Ilker
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kahramanoglu
authors.affiliation: Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mutlu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ay
authors.affiliation: Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nedim
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tokgozoglu
authors.affiliation: Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Veysel
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sal
authors.affiliation: Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tugan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bese
authors.affiliation: Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fuat
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Demirkiran
authors.affiliation: Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Macit
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arvas
keywords: Deep vein thrombosis; Endometrium cancer; Gynecologic surgery; Obesity; Ovarian cancer; Upper extremity