Venous thromboembolism and pancreatic cancer

Abstract

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com was also associated with mortality in PC. 4 These findings suggest that prophylactic anticoagulation should be an important part of treatment for patients with PC. MethodsWe retrospectively reviewed all patients with pancreatic cancer treated in the Department of Medical Oncology at the Hassan II University Hospital. A total of 120 patients were detected between January 2013 to Juin 2017. This study were adressed to analyze the prevalence of VTE and to investigate risk factors associated with the development of VTE after PC diagnosis. ResultsAmong 120 pancreatic adenocarcinoma, 18 (15%) patients had a venous thromboembolic disease. Citation: Messoudi K, Acharfi N, Oualla K, et al. Venous thromboembolism and pancreatic cancer. J Cancer Prev Curr Res. 2019;10(3):69.