Venous thromboembolism and lung cancer: A review

Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Vitale, Carolina ^a   D'Amato, Maria ^a   Calabrò, Paolo ^b   Stanziola, Anna Agnese ^a   Mormile, Mauro ^a   Molino, Antonio ^a  

^a MONALDI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lung cancer; Non small cell lung cancer; Small cell lung cancer; Thromboprophylaxis; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITOR; ANTIVITAMIN K; BEVACIZUMAB; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CERTOPARIN; CISPLATIN; D DIMER; GEMCITABINE; HEPARIN; REBIMASTAT; THROMBOPLASTIN;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADVANCED CANCER; ANTIANGIOGENIC THERAPY; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG CANCER; LUNG RESECTION; NON SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOSIS; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; VEIN THROMBOSIS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84942191566     PISSN: 1828695X     EISSN: 20496958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40248-015-0021-4     Document Type: Article

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