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Lecture 13: Cancer Associated Thrombosis: 150 Years Since Trousseau
Presentation Date:
January 27, 2022
Venous thromboembolism (VTE), is major source of morbidity and mortality in cancer patients.
Incidence rates of cancer-associated thrombosis (CAT) vary with cancer type, stage, treatment, and comorbidities, but it is estimated that approximately 15-20 % of cancer patients will develop a venous thromboembolic episode at some point during the course of their illness.
Presentation:
Gerald A Soff MD
University of Miami/Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Date: January 20, 2022
Left: Armand Trousseau
(14 October 1801 – 23 June 1867)
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