When 'never-events' occur despite adherence to clinical guidelines: The case of venous thromboembolism in clear cell cancer of the ovary compared with other epithelial histologic subtypes

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 374-377

  Duska, Linda R ^a   Garrett, Leslie ^b   Henretta, Melissa ^a   Ferriss, J Stuart ^a   Lee, Lisa ^c   Horowitz, Neil ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Clear cell; Endometriosis; Ovarian cancer; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CLEAR CELL CARCINOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSION GARMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOREDUCTIVE SURGERY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENDOMETRIOID CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MIXED TUMOR; MUCINOUS CARCINOMA; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOMA; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADENOCARCINOMA, CLEAR CELL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 75749158068     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2009.10.069     Document Type: Article

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