Venous thromboembolism in oesophago-gastric carcinoma: Incidence of symptomatic and asymptomatic events following chemotherapy and surgery

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1072-1077

  Rollins, K E ^a   Peters, C J ^b   Safranek, P M ^a   Ford, H ^a   Baglin, T P ^a   Hardwick, R H ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HUTCHISON MRC RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Oesophago gastric cancer; Surgical resection; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

CAPECITABINE; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOCETAXEL; DOXORUBICIN; ENOXAPARIN; EPIRUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; COMPRESSION THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; HUMAN; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH CARCINOMA; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEOXYCYTIDINE; ENOXAPARIN; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FEMALE; FLUOROURACIL; GASTRECTOMY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOADJUVANT THERAPY; NEOPLASM GRADING; NEOPLASM STAGING; RISK FACTORS; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 80955158480     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: 15322157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2011.08.140     Document Type: Article

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